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Question follow-through · 24081

Warships: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the (a) number of days and (b) proportion of expected lifespans that naval vessels spend in maintenance.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
14 Jan 2025
Target answer date
16 Jan 2025
Answer
22 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the (a) number of days and (b) proportion of expected lifespans that naval vessels spend in maintenance.

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    All Royal Navy ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving maintenance, upgrades, repair, training and deployment. This results in individual ships being at various levels of readiness at any one time in accordance with the Long-Term Operation...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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