Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 118155

Warships

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which warship was nominated as the Fleet Ready Escort on 1 March 2026.

Answer

Al Carns

The Fleet Ready Escort is undertaken by a Royal Navy warship held at high readiness to respond to tasking as required. For operational security reasons, the Ministry of Defence does not routinely disclose the specific vessel nominated for this role on a g...

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