| Heading: |
HMS Achilles |
| Question ID: |
1759248 |
| UIN: |
26799 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1444 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Mark Francois
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Mr Mark Francois
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department received representations on the potential merits of renaming HMS Achilles. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Answer text: |
Potential ship names are proposed by the Royal Navy's Ships Names and Badges Committee who make suggestions based on historical information and civic affiliations. The seventh boat in the Astute class is to be called “Achilles”. The name was proposed by t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |