Question follow-through · 118824
Portsmouth Dockyard: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether around-the-clock staffing is in place at HMNB Portsmouth.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether around-the-clock staffing is in place at HMNB Portsmouth.
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2026
Answer published
HM Naval Base Portsmouth operates on a continuous 24‑hour basis. Appropriate Duty Staff are in place at all times to maintain the safety, security, and operational availability of the site. He will recall from his time as a Defence Minister that for secur...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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