Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will outline the original intended purpose of the Type 45 destroyers, and the regions of the world where his Department originally intended to deploy those destroyers once completed.

The Type 45 Destroyers are designed for world-wide operations, from sub-Arctic to extreme tropical environments, and continue to operate effectively in various regions, from the Gulf and the South Atlantic all year round. The Type 45 is not only a world class anti-air warfare destroyer; it is also a multi-role, general purpose platform, able to contribute effectively to a range of world-wide maritime, joint and Coalition operations.