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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 June 2019. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


HMS Forth

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Forth will be deployed; and whether it will be permanently deployed to the UK's South Atlantic Territories.

Answer

The Royal Navy maintains a permanent presence in the South Atlantic. For reasons of safeguarding national security, we do not discuss the detail of such operations or of future programmes, as this would or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
267232
Session
2017-19
Subjects
British overseas territories South Atlantic Ocean HMS Forth
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk