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Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 May 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 May 2022. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Friday, 27 May 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


HMS Protector

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days HMS Protector was at sea in each of the last five years, broken down by calendar years.

Answer

The information requested is provided below:

Year

Number of days

2017

236

2018

254

2019

162

2020

23

2021

195

The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes, periods of refit and Departmental planning requirements. In addition, these figures represent days at sea, and it should be noted that, while deployed away from the UK, ships will spend both days at sea and alongside in ports around the world.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7934
Session
2022-23
Subjects
HMS Protector
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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