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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 January 2006. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 January 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Gibraltar

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy ships visited (a) Gibraltar and (b) Spain in the last 12 months.
Answer

During the 2005 calendar year, there were a total of 45 Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship visits to Gibraltar and 28 visits to Spanish ports. Of the 28 visits to Spanish ports, 10 were undertaken by vessels allocated to NATO Standing Naval Forces and therefore programmed directly by NATO.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44148; 441 c1980W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Gibraltar Navy Warships Spain
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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