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1587439

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to retire the Albion-class Landing Platform Dock vessels from active service; and whether these vessels are necessary for the formation of Littoral Response Groups until the entry into service of any Multi-Role Support Ships purchased.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL5733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The Integrated Review 21 identified Multi Role Support Ships (MRSS) as the platforms to deliver Littoral Strike. The Littoral Strike concept is centred around two Littoral Response Groups (LRG) to deliver a sovereign capability, which can be combined into larger task group formations.</p><p>The MRSS programme remains in the concept phase, and the programme and procurement strategies will be decided following phase completion. The Royal Navy will continue to assess plans and are still working to the intended in-service dates.</p><p>On current plans, the Landing Platform Dock vessels are due to be retired in the early 2030s but will form part of the LRG until the MRSS come into service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL5732 question first answered 06/03/2023 17:06:03 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1169914

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the budget for ensuring the availability of Royal Navy warships in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Navy's ships are continually being updated and upgraded to meet new threats or to replace obsolete technology.</p><p>Information regarding all of the costs associated with the availability of Royal Navy ships is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 16/01/2020 14:47:06 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1169913

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the availability of Royal Navy warships.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Progress is already being made to improve performance, availability and resilience of the Type 45 Destroyers with the Power Improvement Project and the Equipment Improvement Plan. The arrival of the Type 26 and Type 31 Frigates in to service will also provide a step change in levels of availability.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 16/01/2020 14:47:35 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1180207

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to maintaining a force of 19 operational destroyers and frigates by the 2030s, as stated in their report National Shipbuilders Strategy, published in September 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL1829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring that the Royal Navy will have the ships required to fulfil Defence commitments now and in the future.</p><p>The Prime Minister has committed to undertake the deepest review of Britain's security, defence and foreign policy. This review will examine how we strengthen and prioritise our alliances, diplomacy and development and will consider all aspects of our defence and security capabilities, including our approach to procurement and maintaining our technological edge.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/03/2020 14:11:56 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1145251

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) destroyers, and (2) frigates, are presently in service with the Royal Navy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL17778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>There are currently six Type 45 Destroyers and 13 Type 23 Frigates in service with the Royal Navy.</p><p>There are no destroyers on order. Three Type 26 Frigates are currently on order. We plan to award a contract for five Type 31 Frigates by the end of 2019, and a contract for the second batch of five Type 26 Frigates in the early 2020s.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL17777 question first answered 09/09/2019 16:34:34 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1293777

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Naval ships were in commission on (1) 1 March 2009, (2) 1 March 2015, and (3) 1 March 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL13777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The following figures reflect Royal Navy ships and submarines in commission on the dates shown:</p><p> </p><p>1 March 2009 - 86</p><p> </p><p>1 March 2015 - 74</p><p> </p><p>1 March 2021 - 78</p><p> </p><p>These figures exclude HMS VICTORY.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 11/03/2021 15:08:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1385757

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to continue to use the terminology in the water as a milestone in capability for naval vessels.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	88659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The point in time at which a vessel under construction is first afloat has traditionally been regarded as a significant milestone and remains so.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/12/2021 12:46:15 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1680843

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the location and tasking of each (a) Type 23 and (b) Type 45 is.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	8697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>His Majesty's Government does not routinely comment on operational tasking across the Royal Navy Frigate and Destroyer fleet. The location of deployed Frigates and Destroyers is made public by exception only. We also do not comment on future operations as to do so could, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness, or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p>However, I can confirm that there are currently seven Type 23 Frigates and three Type 45 Destroyers that are available for operations. As explained by the Secretary of State at Defence Oral questions on Monday 8 January 2024, HMS Richmond is currently sailing to the Middle East where HMS Diamond and HMS Lancaster are already operating.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 15/01/2024 17:16:17 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1379493

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Hunt Class, (b) Sandown Class, (c) Scimtar Class, (d) Archer Class and (e) River Class ships the Royal Fleet Auxiliary has in service.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	76578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has 34 ships in service within the Classes requested. However, these are all based within the Royal Navy fleet rather than the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as requested in the right hon. Member's question.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Hunt Class - 6</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMS BROCKLESBY</p></td><td><p>HMS CATTISTOCK</p></td><td><p>HMS CHIDDINGFOLD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS HURWORTH</p></td><td><p>HMS LEDBURY</p></td><td><p>HMS MIDDLETON</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Sandown Class - 5</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMS BANGOR</p></td><td><p>HMS GRIMSBY</p></td><td><p>HMS PEMBROKE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS PENZANCE</p></td><td><p>HMS SHOREHAM</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Scimitar Class - 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMS SABRE</p></td><td><p>HMS SCIMITAR</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Archer Class - 13</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMS ARCHER</p></td><td><p>HMS BITER</p></td><td><p>HMS BLAZER</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS CHARGER</p></td><td><p>HMS DASHER</p></td><td><p>HMS EXAMPLE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS EXPLORER</p></td><td><p>HMS EXPRESS</p></td><td><p>HMS PUNCHER</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS RAIDER</p></td><td><p>HMS RANGER</p></td><td><p>HMS TRACKER</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS TRUMPETER</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>River Class - 8</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMS TYNE</p></td><td><p>HMS MERSEY</p></td><td><p>HMS SEVERN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS FORTH</p></td><td><p>HMS MEDWAY</p></td><td><p>HMS SPEY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS TAMAR</p></td><td><p>HMS TRENT</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/11/2021 16:20:30 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1507705

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last undertook a review dedicated to assessing the balance between the Royal Navy’s surface and sub-surface fleets.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	54454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Defence continuously reviews the Royal Navy's capabilities which look at threats posed to the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/10/2022 12:09:20 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey