HC Deb 23 February 1988 vol 128 c155W
10. Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he makes of the number of frigates available for active service when publishing total figures of such vessels.

29. Mr. John Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he makes of the number of frigates available for active service when publishing total figures of such vessels.

34. Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he makes of the number of frigates available for active service when publishing total figures of such vessels.

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he makes of the number of frigates available for active service when publishing total figures of such vessels.

Mr. Ian Stewart

Following the acceptance into service last Friday of HMS Cornwall, the current total of our destroyers and frigates is 49, of which 42 are available for operational deployment immediately or within a short period.