Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Government press release, PM hails biggest Naval defence contract for a decade, published on 28 June 2018, if he will provide further detail on the calculations for the value of the Global Combat Ship Australia contract valued at £20 billion.

The PM announced on the 28 June 2018 that BAE Systems’ Type 26 Global Combat Ship Australia had been selected as the design for Australia’s £20 billion Future Frigate programme. The details of the calculations for the Future Frigate Hunter Class programme are the business of the Australian Government and negotiations with industry.