Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed a torpedo development road-map.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given in the House of Lords by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence (Earl Howe) on 26 February 2019 to Question HL13684 to the Noble Lord, Lord West of Spithead.
A submarine launched heavy-weight torpedo development roadmap is in place.
A roadmap for a replacement lightweight torpedo is subject to the decision on programme timing.