Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the circumstances were that led to HMS Duncan being towed back to port on 23 November 2016.

HMS DUNCAN experienced a technical issue and returned to Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport under her own power to conduct an assessment. As is standard practice tug boats were in attendance to assist with pilotage and berthing. HMS DUNCAN returned to operations on Friday 25 November 2016.

Other than for routine navigational assistance no Type 45 Destroyer has been under tow since August 2016.