Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 73379

Armed Forces: Vehicles

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the longest continuous period was during which a commissioned (a) vessel and (b) aircraft was not (i) deployed and (ii) operational.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
As the hon. Member's question is unbounded and the information is not held centrally, an answer could only be provided at disproportionate cost.