Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's recent announcement, what the estimated cost is of its acquisition of two Littoral Strike Ships.
As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 11 February 2019, we will use the Transformation Fund to develop a concept for a Littoral Strike Ship. Estimates of the potential acquisition cost of this capability will be established during the initial concept phase.