answer text |
<p>It is Ministry of Defence policy not to publish details of the readiness states
of individual Royal Navy vessels or types for the purpose of safeguarding national
security.</p><p>The Noble Lord will be aware of the Secretary of State's announcement,
on 22 November, 2018 that we will retain the three Royal Navy Batch 1 Offshore Patrol
Vessels, for at least the next two years. HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn will
forward-operate from their namesake rivers - from Newcastle, Liverpool and the Cardiff
area respectively - safeguarding UK waters and supporting fishery protection.</p>
|
|