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Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to replace the batch 1 River Class of ships.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
16 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to replace the batch 1 River Class of ships.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    All decisions on capabilities will be taken in the Defence Investment Plan.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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