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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many inspections of Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have been carried out by officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since the updated Memorandum of Understanding was published in November 2024.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
10 Feb 2026
Answer
10 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many inspections of Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have been carried out by officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since the updated Memorandum of Understanding was published in November 2024.

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) as an organisation have been audited, inspected or surveyed approximately 30 times since the Memorandum of Understanding was updated in November 2024. This is a combination of RFA ship specific surveys and RFA organisationa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Safety

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