TYPE 26 FRIGATES

12th January 2017

Sir Nicholas Soames: 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.

Harriett Baldwin, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement: 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.

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