Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2016-04-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure a continuous presence of Royal Navy vessels in the Falkland Islands.

Penny Mordaunt

The Royal Navy has a permanent presence in the South Atlantic in the form of the Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel, HMS CLYDE, supported by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship. The Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship, HMS PROTECTOR, also operates in the South Atlantic region for periods of the year.

Other Royal Navy ships continue on normal operations in the Atlantic and would be retasked to the Falkland Islands if required.