Type 26 Frigates
(asked on 9th January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding is still required to complete the work planned for the current year of the Type 26 programme.
This question was answered on 12th January 2017
The Type 26 programme's Demonstration Phase is progressing and fully funded to its scheduled completion in June 2017.
The start of manufacture of the first batch of the eight planned Type 26 ships in summer 2017 is subject to the conclusion of contract negotiations and the necessary financial approval.
The Type 26 programme will ensure jobs on the Clyde until 2035.