Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 April 2024 (named day). It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 April 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
HMS Somerset: Repairs and Maintenance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when HMS Somerset will (a) complete her ongoing refit and (b) return to operational duty.
- Answer
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HMS Somerset is not in refit; the ship is currently undertaking a period of planned survey and defect repair work.
The Ministry of Defence does not disclose future programmes or forward-looking availability forecasts in order to preserve the operational security of the Royal Navy's Fleet.
In response to details about the cost and location of HMS Somerset's last refit, I refer the right hon. Member to the answers I gave to you and the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) on 20 July 2023 to Questions 194161 and 194356.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 23412
- Session
- 2023-24
- Attachment
- Type 23 Frigates; HMS Somerset Repairs and Maintenance
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Repairs and maintenance HMS Somerset
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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