HC Deb 04 July 2000 vol 353 cc128-9W
Mr. Quentin Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what anti-submarine warfare exercises involving more than two vessels have been carried out by the Royal Navy in the past year; which ships and submarines took part; and where the exercises were held. [128766]

Mr. Spellar

Ships regularly conduct anti-submarine and it is warfare training on an opportunity basis and it is not possible to detail every exercise or training opportunity.

Event Time Units involved Location
Submarine Command Course June 1999 HMS Sovereign Scottish Exercise Areas
HMS Sheffield
Area Capability Training June 1999 HMS Monmouth West of UK and Minches
HMS Sovereign
Joint Maritime Course (JMC 992) June 1999 HMS Illustrious West of UK and Minches
HMS Monmouth
HMS Sheffield
NATO Exercise 'Northern Light' September 1999 HMS Trenchant Bay to Biscay
HMS Turbulent
HMS Coventry
HMS Campbeltown
HMS Cumberland
HMS Gloucester
HMS Illustrious
HMS Manchester
HMS Montrose
HMS Sheffield
Area Capability Training October—November 1999 HMS Iron Duke West of UK and Minches
HMS Montrose
HMS Norfolk
HMS Superb
Joint Maritime Course (JMC 001) February—March 2000 HMS Splendid West of UK and Minches
HMS Grafton
HMS Westminster
American Undersea Testing and Evaluation Centre April 2000 HMS Superb Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas
HMS Norfolk
NATO Exercise 'Linked Seas' May 2000 HMS Campbeltown Bay of Biscay
HMS Glasgow
HMS Gloucester
HMS Liverpool
HMS Northumberland
HMS Westminster
HMS Sovereign
Submarine Command Course May—June 2000 HMS Sovereign Scottish Exercise Areas and Northern Fleet Exercise Areas
HMS Norfolk
HMS Northumberland
HMS Cumberland
Area Capability Training June 2000 HMS Sovereign West of UK and Minches
HMS Norfolk
HMS Northumberland
Joint Maritime Course (JMC 002) June 2000 HMS Cumberland West of UK and Minches
HMS Iron Duke
HMS Invincible
HMS Norfolk
HMS Northumberland
HMS Somerset
Flag Officer Sea Training Weekly All ships undergoing Basic pre-Deployment Operational Sea Training Conduct, on average, 12 hours of ASW training per week South Coast Exercise Areas