Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
(asked on 8th December 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department has estimated that the Type 26 Frigates programme has a total cost variation to completion of £259 million.
This question was answered on 14th December 2022
The Type 26 Frigate programme forecast cost increases were caused by a combination of contractor performance and supply chain issues, COVID-19 delays, and changes to risk and inflation estimates.