Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships have been utilised by the UK and its allies in support of counter-narcotics operations since 2010.

As part of the enduring commitment to Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North), Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships continue to provide active support to counter-narcotic operations with the US Coast Guard. RFA ships may have undertaken additional support to such activity elsewhere To obtain specific details of all counter-narcotic operations would require examination of individual ship records and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.