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RFA Fort Victoria

Asked by Kim JohnsonLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 2 July 2026UIN 13248

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the additional crewing required to bring the RFA Fort Victoria back into operational service.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are an indispensable part of Defence, and I am grateful to all the seafarers in the RFA who support defence outputs.

The RFA operates platforms in accordance with the defence priorities. RFA Fort Victoria will be regenerated in accordance with defence needs. To protect the operational security of the Fleet, I am unable to confirm the exact operational status of individual vessels however Surface Fleet readiness data is provided to the House of Commons Defence Committee (HCDC) on a six-monthly basis. This information can be found on the HCDC website but for ease, please find links to the latest submission:

committees.parliament.uk/publications/53357/documents/298463/default/

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