Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement on the Integrated Review of Foreign, Defence, Security and Development policy by the Prime Minister on 19 November (HC Deb, col 495), when they plan to order the three fleet solid support ships.

I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin), in the House of Commons on 30 November 2020 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) in response to Question 120779.