The award of the contract to build five additional Type 26 frigates to BAE Systems is welcome news for Scottish shipbuilding, and importantly continues the shipbuilding ‘drumbeat’ into the medium-term. We note that, partly as a consequence of global challenges, the first batch of Type 26 vessels has faced delays and increased costs. 90 HC Deb, 15 November 2022, Col. 16WS [Commons Written Ministerial Statement] 91 Q58 92 Ministry of Defence, Press release: British shipyard awarded £4.2 billion...

The award of the contract to build five additional Type 26 frigates to BAE Systems is welcome news for Scottish shipbuilding, and importantly continues the shipbuilding ‘drumbeat’ into the medium-term. We note that, partly as a consequence of global challenges, the first batch of Type 26 vessels has faced delays and increased costs. 90 HC Deb, 15 November 2022, Col. 16WS [Commons Written Ministerial Statement] 91 Q58 92 Ministry of Defence, Press release: British shipyard awarded £4.2 billion to build Royal Navy ships, 15 November 2022 93 Q167 94 HC Deb, 20 November 2022, Col 23WS [Written Ministerial Statement] 95 HC Deb, 20 November 2022, C Type: conclusion | Number: 58 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The MOD welcomes the committee’s interest in the construction of Type 26 and will consider its request when providing updates to Parliament on key Defence programmes.