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Written question asked by James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Warships: Deployment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, per year how many days does an average (a) batch 1 River class (b) batch 2 River class (c) Type 23 frigate (d) Type 45 Destroyer spend at sea.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence provides the House of Commons Defence Committee (HCDC) with Royal Navy Surface Fleet readiness days broken down by vessel output category on a six-monthly basis. This was last shared with the HCDC on 18 May 2026 and is readily available at the following link:

https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/53357/documents/298463/default


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18894
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Deployment Warships
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk