Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-11-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to procure ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Philip Dunne

As stated in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, we plan to procure three Fleet Solid Support logistic ships, in addition to the four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability Tide Class tankers currently under construction. The Tide Class will enter service from 2016, and it is planned that the logistic ships will enter service from the mid-2020s.