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Aircraft Carriers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Strategic Defence Review on the aircraft carrier capabilities of the Royal Navy.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
17 Oct 2024
Answer
23 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Strategic Defence Review on the aircraft carrier capabilities of the Royal Navy.

  2. 17 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Ballistic missile and aircraft carrier capabilities are important to Defence. The importance of maritime power more broadly has been highlighted by the recent Royal Navy response to protect international shipping - vital to our way of life and economic se...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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