Written question asked by Peter Viggers (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 February 2010. It was answered by Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) on Monday, 8 February 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

HMS Sultan

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are for the future of HMS Sultan; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Under the current proposals put forward by the Defence Training Review (DTR) Package 1 (PI) Preferred Bidder, the Metrix Consortium, training activity at HMS Sultan is due to transfer to St. Athan, South Wales, no later than 2020.Following this move and assuming that there is no further Defence requirement for the HMS Sultan site, the property will be declared surplus and considered for disposal with the most appropriate use determined with the local planning authority.

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