Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement that the equipment plan to fund the Type 32 Frigate and Multirole Support Ships programme has been withdrawn, what is the status of that programme.

There are no current plans to withdraw either the Type 32 Frigate or Multi Role Support Ships programme. Both remain in the concept phase, and the programme and procurement strategies will be decided following phase completion. We continue to assess plans and are still working to the intended in-service dates.