asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of warships currently under construction.

The warships ordered by the Royal Navy but not yet accepted into service are as follows: one anti-submarine cruiser, three nuclear-powered Fleet submarines, six Type 42 guided missile destroyers, five Type 21 general purpose frigates, two Type 22 anti-submarine frigates, the first of a new class of mine countermeasures vessels, five offshore patrol vessels, and three patrol craft.