Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Monday, 3 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 February 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 February 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks are scheduled to remain on HM ships (i) Exeter, (ii) Glasgow, (iii) Newcastle, (iv) Lancaster, (v) St Albans and (vi) Southampton during the current phase of the firefighters' strike. - Inc table.

Answer: Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks are scheduled to remain on HM ships (i) Exeter, (ii) Glasgow, (iii) Newcastle, (iv) Lancaster, (v) St. Albans and (vi) Southampton during the current phase of the firefighters' strike. [95875] Mr. Ingram: The information requested is shown in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. During strike As of Monday 10 February Ship Officers Ratings Officers Ratings Exeter 9 122 13 222 Glasgow 14 135 19 221 Newcastle 6 67 6 67 Lancaster 12 95 17 118 St. Albans 5 53 12 120 Southampton 9 40 17 175 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. During the last phase of the strike the crews of HMS Lancaster, HMS Southampton, HMS St. Albans, HMS Glasgow and HMS Newcastle, while carrying out watches onboard to monitor safety systems and safety and engineering rounds, they did not live onboard. This is known as a dormant routine. HMS Newcastle remains in this routine.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 399 c633W;399 c631W; 95875
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Industrial disputes Fire and rescue services Navy Strikes Warships HMS Southampton HMS Exeter HMS Glasgow HMS Lancaster HMS St Albans HMS Newcastle
Contains statistics: Yes
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