§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what renovations have been carried out on HMS Kent since it was recommissioned to the Royal Navy; what was the cost of these renovations; and if he will make a statement. [140708]
§ Mr. SpellarHMS Kent was first commissioned on 8 June 2000. No renovations have been undertaken but a package of work to install a recently introduced upgrade to the weapon system, which was not part of the original build contract, was undertaken along with other planned maintenance by Fleet Support Ltd. at Portsmouth between 7 August and 27 October. The total cost was about £1.8 million.