Select committee: Defence Committee
Annual update on major shipbuilding programmes
Closed
Opened 25 Jan 2023
Closed 26 Apr 2024
Defence Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This session will assess progress on the Type 26, Type 31 and Fleet Solid Support programmes in the last year. This session follows on from the Committee’s report “We’re Going to need a bigger Navy” . The Government accepted the Committee’s recommendation that, to help ensure shipbuilding projects are delivered to schedule, each Senior Responsible Owner for a major shipbuilding programme should provide the Committee with an annual report and answer any additional questions in a public evidence session. This session will consider the Government’s first annual updates on these programmes.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 25 January 2023.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 31 January 2023
- 2 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter dated 3rd April from the Minister of State for Defence Procurement to Chair regarding HMS Prince of Wales' Defect Investigation Outcome18 April 2023, Correspondence
- Panel 131 January 2023, Oral evidence
- Letter dated 23rd January from the Minister for Defence Procurement providing an annual update on Surface Fleet Availability and Shipbuilding Plans31 January 2023, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2023 |
Panel 1
Commodore Stephen Roberts · Ministry of Defence,
Vice Admiral Paul Marshall CBE · Ministry of Defence
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Commodore Stephen Roberts · Senior Responsible Officer Type 26 | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Vice Admiral Paul Marshall CBE · Senior Responsible Officer Type 31 and FSS | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2023 | Not recorded | Letter dated 3rd April from the Minister of State for Defence Procurement to Chair regarding HMS Prince of Wales' Defect Investigation Outcome |
| 31 Jan 2023 | Not recorded | Letter dated 23rd January from the Minister for Defence Procurement providing an annual update on Surface Fleet Availability and Shipbuilding Plans |