Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Figure 11 of the NAO report on The Equipment Plan 2022-2032 published on 29 November 2022, HC 907, what the reason is for the variance in the forecast costs of Typhoon since the Cost Assurance and Analysis Service last reported its findings.
The increase in forecast cost of Typhoon is due to expected commercial challenges to renegotiate key contracts supporting the programme.