Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 5 June to Question 186296 on RFA Proteus and of 25 May to Question 186021 on HMS Venturer, when he expects RFA Proteus to be ready for operations..
RFA PROTEUS is currently undergoing conversion and will enter operations following commissioning and sea trials. She will be brought to readiness for operations as soon as practicable.
The Ready for Operations dates for the first Type 31 (HMS VENTURER) and Type 26 (HMS GLASGOW) have been released as they represent a milestone in a major acquisition programme.