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Type 31 Frigates: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 31 frigates his Department plans to order from Babcock; and whether this number is still subject to the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
4 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 31 frigates his Department plans to order from Babcock; and whether this number is still subject to the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Strategic Defence Review will consider all Defence capability requirements in the context of current and future threats. The T26 programme remains on track to meet all user requirements and deliver eight world-class anti-submarine warfare frigates. Al...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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