Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 16 December 2020, to which specific year or years "early 2020s" refers.
As the contract award for the Batch 2 Type 26 Frigates is subject to commercial negotiation and Her Majesty's Treasury approval, I am unable at this stage to provide a more precise timescale.