Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the combined pre-qualification questionnaire and invitation to negotiate (ITN) to industry for the Type 31e general purpose frigate competitive design phase (CDP).

I am withholding the documents requested as their release, prior to the award of the contracts for the Competitive Design Phase, would prejudice commercial interests. The Ministry of Defence will publish copies of the relevant documentation after contract award, in line with the Government's transparency agenda.