Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a decision on the base-porting arrangements of the new Type 26 frigates will be announced in the report of the defence modernisation programme.
As we move towards the Type 26 Global Combat Ships entering service with the Royal Navy in the 2020s, preparations will include consideration of their future base-porting. This is part of normal forward planning and an announcement will be made in due course.