§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many days from 1 January 1999 to date the patrol ship Atlantic (North) has been on patrol at sea. [122463]
§ Mr. SpellarA ship is allocated to the Atlantic Patrol Task (North) for 365 days of the year. From 1 January 1999 to 30 April 2000, a ship was actually on patrol in the area on this task for 224 days. This does not include days in transit by ships to or from the area.