§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) Castle class and (b) Island class fishery protection and patrol vessels by (i) completion date and (ii) lay off date; and what plans he has for their replacement. [122464]
§ Mr. Spellar(i) The Castle and Island Class patrol vessels were commissioned as follows:
Commissioned Castle Class Leeds Castle 1981 Dumbarton Castle 1982 Island Class Shetland 1977 Guernsey 1977 Lindisfarnce 1978 Anglesey 1979 Alderney 1979 (ii) On current plans these vessels are intended to have ship life of about 30 years and, as part of the normal planning process, the ordering of replacements will be considered as they reach the end of their lives.