HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 cc964-5W
Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal Navy vessels are(a) ready for active service, (b) currently undergoing refit and (c) out of service but not currently undergoing refit; what proportion of all vessels each category represents; and if he will make a statement. [6956]

Mr. Ingram

The following table shows, as at 1 October 2001, the Royal Navy vessels undergoing refits or docking periods and the total number of vessels in each class. There are currently no vessels held out of service.

Type (ii) Vessels undergoing refit/docking period (iii) Percentage of vessels (iv) Total number
SSBN 0 0 4
SSN Sceptre 42 12
Spartan
Torbay
Trenchant
Turbulent
CVS Invincible 66 3
Ark Royal
Destroyers/Frigates Liverpool 22 32
Manchester
Iron Duke
Cardiff
Cumberland
Somerset
Grafton
Minor war vessels Cottesmore 9 22
Sandown
Patrol vessels Dumbarton 28 7
Castle
Royal fleet auxiliaries Orangeleaf 6 17

All RN vessels other than those listed at (ii) above are within the operation of the fleet and as such are ready for active service within agreed timescales.