Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he pans that HMS Audacious will return to service.

I am pleased to confirm that the Royal Navy (RN) is meeting all its operational commitments, and will continue to ensure we have the workforce, support arrangements and facilities required to maintain availability in the future. As the right hon. Member will understand, for operational security reasons we do not comment on the availability or material state of RN submarines.