Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have ordered any new ships for the Royal Navy since the Prime Minister's statement on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy on 19 November 2020.

There have been no new contracts since 19 November, but with the construction of the Type 26 progressing on the Clyde and the Type 31 frigates beginning later this year, we will have, for the first time in 30 years, two classes of frigate simultaneously under construction in UK shipyards.