Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2015 to Question 500, which units of the Royal Navy will be reduced in size as a result of the reduction in personnel planned from 2015-16 to 2019-20; and how he plans to reduce the number of personnel in each such rank in order to achieve that reduction.

The number of Royal Navy units and personnel for the period out to 2019-20 was determined in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which we are implementing.

Advances in technology for our ships, submarines and aircraft involve manning adjustments while maintaining operational capability.

It is for the Royal Navy to determine the appropriate manning structure for each platform.