Written question asked by David Reed (Conservative) on Monday, 2 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 December 2024. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 9 December 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral evidence of 21 November 2024 to the Defence Select Committee, HC 345, what steps he is taking to ensure the planned deployments of (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales take place as scheduled in 2025.
- Answer
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The Ministry of Defence remains committed to deploying HMS Prince of Wales as part of the Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Indo-Pacific in 2025. It would be inappropriate to discuss other planned deployments as to do so could compromise operational security.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 17487
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
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Introductory session with the Secretary of State for Defence
Thursday, 21 November 2024
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
- Registered interest declared
- Yes
- Subjects
- Deployment HMS Queen Elizabeth HMS Prince of Wales
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