Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of all minor defects requiring repair on each of the Type 45 destroyers on the day this Question is received by his Department; and when each of those defects was first recorded.

I am withholding information on the details of defects on each of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers as the disclosure would, or would likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces and for the purpose of safeguarding national security. We have previously released historical information related to the number of Operational Defects on the Type 45 Destroyers and I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 4 February 2016 to Question 25004 by my predecessor.