Question follow-through · 10515
Astute Class Submarines: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when does he estimate HMS Agamenmnon will be fully operational.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 24 Jun 2026 · 8 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
16 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when does he estimate HMS Agamenmnon will be fully operational.
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Jun 2026
Answer published
HMS Agamemnon is in the final stages of commissioning, and we continue to work closely with industry partners to deliver the submarine by the end of 2026, at which point she is expected to depart Barrow and commence sea trials. For security reasons, we do...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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