Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 62858
HMS Protector: Atlantic Ocean
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether she is taking steps to procure an icebreaker ship to complement HMS Protector for future operations in the Atlantic Bastion.
Answer
Luke PollardAs highlighted in the Strategic Defence Review, Atlantic Bastion is the Royal Navy’s plan to secure the North Atlantic for the UK and NATO against the persistent and growing underwater threat from a modernising Russian submarine force. While an icebreakin...
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