Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025, to question 79409 on Navy: Patrol Craft, what steps he has taken to identify a replacement for the Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels due to be retired in 2028.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 July 2026 to Question 18895: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-14/18895/