Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government Major Projects Portfolio Data 2022, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of delivering the Sea Venom programme (a) on time and (b) to budget in the context of the Independent Projects Authority's rating of that project as red.

The infrastructure Projects Authority conducted a Gateway review of the Sea Venom programme in July 2022 and returned a Delivery Confidence Assessment of Amber: Successful delivery appears feasible but significant issues exist requiring attention. These appear resolvable and, if addressed promptly, should not present cost/schedule overrun.