Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 74501

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the transfer of Stirling Castle from the Royal Fleet Auxillary to the Royal Navy on the operational capacity of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
The transfer of Stirling Castle from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) to the Royal Navy allows the RFA to direct its resources to crew and maintain other vessels in its inventory, optimising readiness to support Defence’s outputs.