Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2019 to Question 212337, when his Department plans to nominate the Type 45 Destroyer which will escort the French Aircraft Carrier, Charles De Gaulle when it departs for its operational cruise of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

As stated in my answer of 29 January 2019 to Question 212337, this remains subject to confirmation through the Departmental planning process.