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1685149

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out of service dates are for HMS (a) Bulwark and (b) Albion; and whether it is his Department's policy to ensure both vessels remain operational up to that date.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	11475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>It remains the case that no final decisions have been made regarding the future of HMS ALBION and HMS BULWARK. On current plans, both platforms will retire from service by the end of 2034 as originally scheduled.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 11537 question first answered 05/02/2024 16:54:16 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1141571

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many de-commissioned (1) destroyers, and (2) frigates, remain in the ownership of the Ministry of Defence; and how many of those, if any, could be returned to service.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL17439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence owns no decommissioned destroyers or frigates; therefore, none are available to be returned to service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:10:49 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

777743

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has indicated to the Governments of Brazil and of Chile that HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark may become available for purchase.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	109639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not indicated to either the Government of Brazil or of Chile that HMS ALBION and HMS BULWARK may become available for purchase.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/10/2017 16:23:52 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

768027

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current planned operational retirement date is for (a) HMS Albion, (b) HMS Bulwark and (c) HMS Ocean.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	106955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We continuously review the capabilities we require. The National Security Capability Review is focussed on the continued implementation of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, to ensure the United Kingdom’s investment in national security capabilities is as joined-up, effective and efficient as possible. No decisions have been made and any discussion of specific platforms or capabilities is speculation.</p><p>On current plans the out of service dates for these vessels is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ship</p></td><td><p>Out of Service Date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS OCEAN</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS ALBION</p></td><td><p>2033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS BULWARK</p></td><td><p>2034</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 106958 106959 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:13:07 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

768028

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential loss of (a) HMS Albion and (b) HMS Bulwark on the ability of the Royal Marines to deploy overseas.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	106958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We continuously review the capabilities we require. The National Security Capability Review is focussed on the continued implementation of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, to ensure the United Kingdom’s investment in national security capabilities is as joined-up, effective and efficient as possible. No decisions have been made and any discussion of specific platforms or capabilities is speculation.</p><p>On current plans the out of service dates for these vessels is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ship</p></td><td><p>Out of Service Date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS OCEAN</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS ALBION</p></td><td><p>2033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS BULWARK</p></td><td><p>2034</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 106955 106959 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:13:07 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

711387

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy vessels have been scrapped in each of the last five years; and what the locations were of each scrap yard where those vessels were scrapped.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	68213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Information about the recycling of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels in each of the last five years is contained in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of vessels</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location of Recycling Facility</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Five in Turkey and one in UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following a series of open competitions, a number of former Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have been recycled by a Turkish company, LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd, over the last five years. These contracts were awarded because the company’s bid provided the best combination of technical capability and financial return to the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/03/2017 16:19:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

711412

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy vessels have been decommissioned in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	68186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>I have interpreted “decommissioned” to mean withdrawn from service, in which case the following Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have been decommissioned in the last five years:</p><p> </p><p>2012</p><p>HMS TURBULENT</p><p>HMS YORK</p><p>HMS LIVERPOOL</p><p> </p><p>2013</p><p>HMS EDINBURGH</p><p> </p><p>2014</p><p>HMS TIRELESS</p><p>HMS ILLUSTRIOUS</p><p> </p><p>2015</p><p>RFA ORANGELEAF</p><p> </p><p>2016</p><p>RFA BLACK ROVER</p><p>RFA DILIGENCE</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/03/2017 16:18:28 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron