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Submarines: Military Bases

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5878

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his Department’s policy to increase the number of operational submarine bases.

Answered by Luke Pollard

There are no current plans to increase the number of operational submarine bases. For reasons of operational security, further details on specific basing arrangements cannot be disclosed.

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