Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Victoria is deployable as of 16 January 2024.
RFA Fort Victoria is currently in port ready to commence a planned maintenance period.
While we do not disclose the fine detail of forward availability forecasts to preserve the operational security of the Fleet, I can exceptionally confirm that RFA Fort Victoria was never tasked to participate in Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024.