Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Commons · Question 74501 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the transfer of Stirling Castle from the Royal Fleet Auxillary to the Royal Navy on the operational capacity of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 8 Sep 2025
The transfer of Stirling Castle from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) to the Royal Navy allows the RFA to direct its resources to crew and maintain other vessels in its inventory, optimising readiness to support Defence’s outputs.