To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the existing work load at Devonport dockyard with specific reference to both the core programme and unallocated work subject to tendering.

DML is currently working on three fleet submarines, three frigates and one Royal Fleet Auxiliary, RFA Fort Austin, which was transferred to Devonport's core programme from the unallocated programme. The balance between the core and unallocated programmes is kept under review to ensure we obtain value for money.