Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 15 of the report by his Department entitled Defence in Numbers 2022, published on 22 February 2023, how much and what proportion of the £22.3 billion funding for procurement and support of ships over the next 10 years is allocated to Type 32 frigates.

The published figures are drawn from the 2022 Equipment Plan, which presented a point in time linked to the aligned budgeting cycle. As projects mature, funding allocations are made from the pipeline budget against them.

Concept funding has been allocated to Type 32 as a programme, pending sufficient maturity for full budget allocation being reached.