Emily Thornberry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-02-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how many days (a) HMS Daring, (b) HMS Dauntless, (c) HMS Diamond, (d) HMS Dragon, (e) HMS Defender and (f) HMS Duncan underwent (i) planned maintenance and (ii) repair work in each of the last six years.
Mr Philip Dunne
The amount spent on Maintenance and Repair for the six Type 45 Destroyers is detailed in the table below rounded to the nearest half million:
|
Name of Ship |
In-Service Date |
Maintenance/Repair |
Cost (£ million) |
|
HMS DARING |
July 2010 |
Programmed Maintenance |
£7 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
£4.5 |
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|
HMS DAUNTLESS |
November 2010 |
Programmed Maintenance |
£4.5 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
£4.5 |
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|
HMS DIAMOND |
July 2011 |
Programmed Maintenance |
£9.5 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
£3.5 |
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|
HMS DRAGON |
April 2012 |
Programmed Maintenance |
£7 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
£2 |
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|
HMS DEFENDER |
March 2013 |
Programmed Maintenance |
£2 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
£3 |
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|
HMS DUNCAN |
December 2013 |
Programmed Maintenance |
£1.5 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
£2 |
The table below reflects the number of planned maintenance days per ship over the six year period. Repair work on individual ship systems takes place during both planned maintenance periods and operational deployments and data relating to the number of days’ worth of repair work is not collected. Unprogrammed work/repair figures shown cover the extension of maintenance periods.
|
Name of Ship |
In-Service Date |
Maintenance/ Repair |
Duration |
|
HMS DARING |
July 2010 |
Programmed Maintenance |
360 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
105 |
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|
HMS DAUNTLESS |
November 2010 |
Programmed Maintenance |
215 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
20 |
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|
HMS DIAMOND |
July 2011 |
Programmed Maintenance |
350 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
0 |
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|
HMS DRAGON |
April 2012 |
Programmed Maintenance |
250 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
0 |
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|
HMS DEFENDER |
March 2013 |
Programmed Maintenance |
100 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
0 |
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|
HMS DUNCAN |
December 2013 |
Programmed Maintenance |
130 |
|
Unprogrammed Work/Repair |
0 |
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