Written question asked by Lord Davies of Stamford (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 June 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 July 2001. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 5 July 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of each of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Quentin Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of each of the Royal Navy's type 23 frigates. [967] Mr. Ingram: The cost of HMS Norfolk, the first of the type 23 class frigates, was £135.449 million. The following 16 vessels have cost, or are estimated to cost where final payments are not yet due, between £60 million and £96 million depending on when the vessel was ordered and the scope of shipbuilder supplied equipment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 967; 371 c246W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Expenditure Procurement Per capita costs HMS Norfolk Type 23 frigates
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk