§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 14 June 2000,Official Report, column 10W, for what reason he did not provide information on the most recent date on which a new warship was ordered for the Royal Navy. [132029]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 21 July 2000]I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 17 July 2000,Official Report, column 10W. This is the most recent order for a new RN warship.
Prior to this announcement the last RN warship order was on 14 March 1997 when an order was placed for the design and build of three ASTUTE class nuclear attack submarines.