Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2016 to Question 57632, what assessment has been made of the identity of the principal competitors for Type 31 frigates in the global export market.
Analysis of the global frigate market included identification of ships within the 2,000 to 6,000 tonne displacement range which are likely to be in service or developed over the next 20 years.