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Royal Navy Personnel

Volume 324: debated on Wednesday 27 January 1999

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel, of which ranks, are currently attached to each Royal Navy vessel (a) mothballed and (b) awaiting refit. [66702]

Ship/current roleRankManning levels
HMS Ark Royal (Preservation by Dehumidification)Commander1
Junior Officers6
Senior Rates26
Junior Rates33
66
HMS Intrepid
Standby (Preservation by Operation)Commander1
Junior Officers4
Senior Rates including 1 Royal Marine31
Junior Rates including 2 Royal Marines41
77

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the annual cost of the service personnel currently attached to (a) HMS Ark Royal and (b) HMS Intrepid. [66701]

The annual cost of the service personnel currently attached to HMS Ark Royal and HMS Intrepid is some £1.7 million and £1.9 million respectively.