§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in how many exercises the Royal Nay has taken part in each of the last 10 years. [32648]
§ Mr. SoamesRoyal Navy exercises range in scale from very small activities involving individual elements of establishments, units or ships, to participation in major tri-service and international exercises.
Details of all of the various exercises in which the Royal Navy has participated in some form over the last 10 years are not held centrally, and the information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.