Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy vessels have been scrapped in each of the last five years; and what the locations were of each scrap yard where those vessels were scrapped.

Information about the recycling of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels in each of the last five years is contained in the following table:

Following a series of open competitions, a number of former Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have been recycled by a Turkish company, LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd, over the last five years. These contracts were awarded because the company’s bid provided the best combination of technical capability and financial return to the Ministry of Defence.