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Armed Forces: Vehicles

Asked by Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 73379

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the longest continuous period was during which a commissioned (a) vessel and (b) aircraft was not (i) deployed and (ii) operational.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

As the hon. Member's question is unbounded and the information is not held centrally, an answer could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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