Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 150409 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, how much her Department has (a) allocated to and (b) spent on plans to procure a replacement (a) Cutter and (b) Coastal Patrol Vessel maritime capability for Border Force.

The budget on 27 October 2021 announced funding of £74m over the Spending Review period, within an estimated total capital spend of around £224m, covering both Cutter and Coastal Patrol Vessel replacement. The full cost of the programme, including beyond the Spending Review period, will be refined once supplier engagement has taken place.