§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if any Royal Navy vessel has been in collision with a Russian vessel in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement;
(2) on how many occasions in the last 12 months Royal Navy submarines have been involved in collisions with other seagoing vessels.
§ Mr. StanleyNo such collisions have occurred.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how extensive was the damage to the stern of a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine, recently involved in a collision and repaired in Portsmouth;
(2) which nuclear-powered submarines have undergone repairs in Portsmouth in the last 12 months, and on what dates.
§ Mr. StanleyNo Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarines have been repaired at Portsmouth in the last 12 months.