A question on #HMSAlbionAndHMSBulwark tabled by James Cartlidge on 02-12-2024 has been answered by Luke Pollard.

Heading: HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark
Question ID: 1745985
UIN: 17148
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-02
Asking Member ID: 4519
Asking Member display name: James Cartlidge
Asking Member handle: jcartlidgemp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jcartlidgemp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the potential operational implications are of retiring HMS (a) Albion and (b) Bulwark in March 2025.
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Date answered: 2024-12-05
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4682
Answering Member display name: Luke Pollard
Answering Member handle: LukePollard
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LukePollard
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Answer text: The retirement of HMS Albion and Bulwark will not impact the operational programme of the Royal Marines, who continue to deploy globally. Both are currently held at lower readiness having not been to sea since 2023 and 2017 respectively. This Government i...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true