Procurement of Type 26 and Type 45 combat ships examined

2 June 2016

The Defence Committee takes evidence from top Navy Officials on the procurement of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship and the Type 45 Destroyer.

Witnesses

Tuesday 7 June 2016, Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster

At 10.45am

Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead GCB, DSC, PC, former First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope GCB, OBE, DL, former First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
Peter Roberts, Senior Research Fellow for Sea Power and Maritime Studies at RUSI

At 11.30am

John Hudson, Managing Director, BAE Systems plc
Andrew McKeran, Marine Business Executive, GE Energy Connections - Power Conversion
Dr Andrew Tyler, Chief Executive Europe, Northrop Grumman
Tomas Leahy, Director, EMEA Programmes, Naval Marine, Rolls-Royce

At 12.15pm

The Committee seeks to examine:

The effect on Royal Navy capability of the decision in the 2015 SDSR to reduce the number of the Type 26 Global Combat Ships from 13 to 8 with the expectation that the remaining 5 vessels will be a new class of lighter, flexible general purpose frigates
An assessment of the impact of the reported delays in the Type 26 programme
The MoD, Royal Navy and industry decision-making processes in relation to the Integrated Full Electric Propulsion system for the Type 45
An assessment of the propulsion problems on the Type 45 vessels and the impact on the Royal Navy's ability to conduct its work
How will the problems with the Type 45 be remedied in the short and long term, including the Project Napier work strands