§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many ships at sea on deployment have the full crew complement; and if he will make a statement. [78297]
§ Mr. IngramIn meeting demanding manpower targets, the Admiralty Board has agreed Strategic Manning Priorities. These are reviewed annually.
Under current priorities only submarines are required to reach 100% manning whilst at sea on deployment. Currently, however, there are eight surface vessels and three submarines on deployment outside home waters that have full crew complements.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many ships at sea on deployment have a crew complement of more than five per cent. less than the full crew complement; and if he will make a statement.[78300]
§ Mr. IngramThere are 37 surface ships and three submarines currently on deployment outside home waters. Of these vessels, 11 high readiness vessels have a full crew complement, 16 have a complement between 95–100% of their full complement, nine have a complement between 90–95% and two ships have a complement of under 90%. Of these latter two ships one has a total complement of eight and is one crew member short. The second ship, although on deployment doing valuable work, is at a lower state of readiness.