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Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 19 February 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 February 2018. It was answered by Guto Bebb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 February 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


HMS Ocean

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the net change in levels of employment in (a) Royal Navy personnel and (b) civilian staff supporting such personnel at Devonport resulting from the sale of HMS Ocean to Brazil.

Answer

There will be no change in the level of Ministry of Defence civilian staff at Devonport as a result of the sale of HMS OCEAN.

The number of Royal Navy (RN) personnel in Devonport changes on a daily basis. As part of normal career management of RN personnel, those serving in HMS OCEAN will be individually re-assigned. These assignments will be determined by the skills required to deliver RN tasking, while taking into account individual preferences.

A breakdown of these assignments by location could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128167
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Civilians Staff Navy Sales Devonport Dockyard HMS Ocean
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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