United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 17477
RFA Argus: Amphibious Warships
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2 December 2024
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5 December 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capability of RFA Argus to fulfil the UK's amphibious operational requirements in the absence of HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark until the introduc
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2 December 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capability of RFA Argus to fulfil the UK's amphibious operational requirements in the absence of HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark until the introduc
Source: Commons
5 December 2024
Answer
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-02/17477
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1746372
- uk · wq-1746372 · source updated 5 December 2024