Question follow-through · 20251
Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to resolve the industrial dispute in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 7 Jan 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to resolve the industrial dispute in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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7 Jan 2025
Answer published
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel are highly valued specialists. We are dedicated to hearing their concerns and maintaining an ongoing dialogue to address the issues raised during the current pay dispute. As negotiations are still in progress, it woul...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the maritime trade unions to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of merchant seafarers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.