Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many orders for(a) type 23 frigates, (b) auxiliary oiler replenishment vessels and (c) other naval craft will be placed in the next 10 years; and in which years they will be ordered.
§ Mr. AitkenOur plans to provide the Navy with modern, capable equipment include further orders of type 23 frigates and support ships. However, it is not our practice to disclose details of the internal planning assumptions made in our forward equipment programme.