Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department expects all Type 45 destroyers to have had their Power Improvement Project upgrade completed.

Completing the Power Improvement Project (PIP) work is dependent on the availability of ships to undertake the upgrade, balanced against the Royal Navy's current and future operational commitments. PIP work on HMS Dauntless and HMS Daring has completed. HMS Dauntless has been handed back to the Royal Navy and has returned to operational service. HMS Daring is undertaking refit and regeneration work at Portsmouth. PIP work is ongoing on HMS Dragon. HMS Defender is due to commence PIP work in Portsmouth later this year. It is planned that all six Types 45 ships will have received the PIP conversion by 2028. No PIP-related technical issues have been reported in either HMS Dauntless or HMS Daring.