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HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total expenditure was on the refit of HMS Bulwark prior to its decommissioning; and what specific refit work remained incomplete at the time of HMS Albion’s decommissioning in July 2023.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
26 Feb 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total expenditure was on the refit of HMS Bulwark prior to its decommissioning; and what specific refit work remained incomplete at the time of HMS Albion’s decommissioning in July 2023.

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The decision to decommission both HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark was announced in November 2024. As of that date, a considerable amount of refit work was still outstanding to materially prepare HMS Bulwark for her return to sea. In the period from 2022 to 202...

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