Question follow-through · 81285

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational (a) status and (b) readiness is of each Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 13 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 16 Oct 2025
Answer: 16 Oct 2025 · 3 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

13 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational (a) status and (b) readiness is of each Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship.
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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16 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary continues to meet its commitments in supporting the Royal Navy worldwide, including the Carrier Strike Groups current global deployment. The Royal Navy does not routinely disclose readiness data for individual vessels due to Oper...

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