{"value":{"id":1751275,"askingMemberId":5347,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-12-18T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-06T00:00:00","uin":"21180","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17483 on Type 32 Frigates, at what stage in its concept phase the Type 32 frigate programme is; and what stages of the concept phase have been completed.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":483,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-09T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Type 32 frigate programme is in the concept phrase and has not yet reached the level of maturity to allow publication of a specific timetable for design and procurement. This is consistent with a programme of this size and complexity at this early stage in its development.</p><p>All future designs of the Royal Navy will be part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) so would be inappropriate to provide further detail until SDR decisions have been made.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Type 32 Frigates","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1751275","method":"GET"}]}