Question follow-through · 27826
Type 31 Frigates: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated average annual running cost is of a Type 31 frigate.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated average annual running cost is of a Type 31 frigate.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Type 31 frigates are not yet in service. The future support solution for the class is currently being developed and remains subject to commercially sensitive considerations, it would be inappropriate to provide an estimate of the average annual runnin...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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