Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2021 to Question 41708, on Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Shipping, and his letter dated 29 September, for all periods of planned maintenance on (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary surface vessels between 2017 and 2021, if he will provide details of (a) which contractors undertook that maintenance and (b) the number of projects each contractor completed later than scheduled.

Unfortunately, it will take some time to collate and analyse the information requested. To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to the Rt Hon. Member with the detail requested once it has been collated and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.