Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, on what date the RRS Sir David Attenborough is due to deploy to the South Atlantic for the 2026/27 Antarctic season.

The Royal Research Ship (RRS) Sir David Attenborough departed the UK on 21 October 2026 to begin its deployment for the 2026-27 Antarctic Season.

Following a refuelling stop in Plymouth, the vessel is scheduled to call at Montevideo, Uruguay, on 10 November 2026 before next arriving at the British Antarctic Survey's Signy Research Station in the South Orkney Islands on 20 November 2026.