Astute Class Submarines (Hansard, 29 January 2001)

HC Deb 29 January 2001 vol 362 c64W 64W

§ Mr. Quentin Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he proposes to place an order for the first batch of the Astute class submarines; and if he will make a statement. [147571]

§ Dr. Moonie
The first batch of Astute class submarines was ordered from GEC-Marconi (now BAE Systems) in March 1997.