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Written question asked by Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 10 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 March 2025. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 17 March 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Type 23 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has (a) spent and (b) committed to spend on Life Extension refits of Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates since October 2014.

Answer

£941.2 million has been spent on the delivery of T23 upkeeps completed since 2014. A further £63.7 million is currently contractually committed for the delivery of T23 upkeeps. These are a planned series of upkeep periods in order to maintain ship condition and to introduce, where appropriate, capability updates.

It should be noted that the figure given includes upkeeps undertaken to two ships that started prior to 2014. Because of the length of time passed it is not possible to break down the figures further.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36904
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Expenditure Repairs and maintenance Type 23 frigates
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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