Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sites are under consideration for the shore-based testing facilities for the power and propulsion systems for the T26 Global Combat Ship.

Shore-based testing facilities for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship power and propulsion system will be established at General Electric's site at Whetstone, Leicester, and David Brown Gears Systems' in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

General Electric will supply the propulsion motor and drive system and David Brown Gears Systems will supply the propulsion gearbox.