Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review: Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad, published on 2 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of submarine docking availability, in the context of his Department’s announcement to produce up to 12 attack submarines.

The Government is committed to ensuring the availability of submarine berths to support all submarine operations. We are focussed on the long-term infrastructure development of His Majesty's Naval Bases Clyde and Devonport to support the United Kingdom's future fleet of submarines.

For reasons of operational security, further details on specific berths cannot be disclosed.