Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17477

RFA Argus: Amphibious Warships

Tabled: 2 December 2024

Answered: 5 December 2024

Named Day

Question

David Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capability of RFA Argus to fulfil the UK's amphibious operational requirements in the absence of HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark until the introduc

Answer

Luke Pollard

The retirement of HMS Albion and Bulwark will not impact the operational programme of the Royal Marines, who continue to deploy globally. Both are currently held at lower readiness having not been to sea since 2023 and 2017 respectively. This Government i...

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