Type 23 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance

(asked on 8th November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.11 of the National Audit Office report, Improving the performance of major equipment contracts, published June 2021, what costs his Department has incurred as a result of plans to upgrade the Type 23 frigates due to delays in procurement of the Type 26 and Type 31e frigates.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 15th November 2021

The Type 23 frigate class is continually being updated and upgraded to meet new threats or to replace obsolete technology.

The work has provided greater resilience in the transition of Type 26 and Type 31 into service. Furthermore, options are continually being developed to consider extending some ships that have already had significant investment while removing those that require extensive investment such as HMS MONMOUTH and HMS MONTROSE.

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