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Written question asked by Nia Griffith (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 May 2018 (named day). It was answered by Guto Bebb (Conservative) on Monday, 21 May 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


HMS Ocean

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse of the refit of HMS Ocean was; and what revenue was generated for his Department's budget from the sale of that vessel.

Answer

HMS Ocean was sold for £84 million, with £55 million of the revenue generated being reinvested in Defence - prior to the sale £29 million was spent on refitting to make her ready for sale.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
144865
Session
2017-19
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2018-0591
Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Expenditure Income Sales Repairs and maintenance HMS Ocean
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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