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Norway: Type 26 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, will the Type 26 frigates for Norway be built ahead of any UK MOD shipbuilding.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
20 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, will the Type 26 frigates for Norway be built ahead of any UK MOD shipbuilding.

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question 16172, tabled on 06 July 2026: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-06/16172

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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