§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Naval vessels made overseas visits during the last 12 months; and if he will list(a) the countries visited and (b) the length of each visit. [102709]
Ship Exercise Reason for withdrawal HMS Invincible JFTEX Redeployment to Gulf HMS Northumberland Aurora 99 Redeployment as Atlantic Patrol Task (North) HMS Ledbury Usbaltops Change to maintenance dates HMS Gloucester Argonaut 99 Operational tasking HMS Newcastle Argonaut 99 Operational tasking HMS Cattistock Open Spirit National tasking HMS Montrose Northern Lights Operational tasking HMS Monmouth Northern Lights Revised training schedules HMS Fearless Northern Lights Deployed to Mediterranean HMS Ocean Northern Lights Deployed to Mediterranean HMS Edinburgh Northern Lights Deployed to Mediterranean HMS Sandown Sandy Coast To accommodate Gulf Deployment HMS Edinburgh Falcon Nut Operational tasking HMS Westminster Flotex In Year Budget Management Measure