Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Monday, 8 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Frigates: Shipbuilding
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the status of all Royal Navy frigates under construction and when is the first due to come into service.
- Answer
-
As of December 2025, the Royal Navy has five of eight Type 26 City-class frigates and three of five Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates under construction at BAES and Babcock shipyards. The first Type 26, HMS Glasgow, is expected to enter service in the late 2020s, while the first Type 31, HMS Venturer, is planned to enter service by the end of the decade.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 98209
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Shipbuilding Frigates
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2025-12-16 16:19:44 +0000
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/98209
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/98209
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/98209