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Written question asked by Bob Spink (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 April 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 19 April 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many destroyers were held by the Royal Navy in 1997; how many are held now; and how many are deployed on operational duty. - Inc figures.
Answer

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many destroyers were held by the Royal Navy in 1997; how many are held now; and how many are deployed on operational duty. [165386] Mr. Ingram: The Royal Navy had 12 destroyers in 1997. There are 11 now. Six are deployed on operational duty, four are available to deploy and one is in a scheduled period of maintenance.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
165386; 420 c11W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Deployment Destroyers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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