| Heading: |
Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships |
| Question ID: |
1746367 |
| UIN: |
17472 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5347 |
| Asking Member display name: |
David Reed
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
David Reed
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reallocating funds from the decommissioning of HMS (a) Albion and (b) Bulwark to accelerate delivery of Multi-Role Support Ships. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-11 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Answer text: |
The Multi-Role Support Ship programme is in the Concept Phase. It is funded from the Defence budget to enable the Royal Navy and Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to conduct detailed preparatory work to deliver first of class by 2033. |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |