Navy
Commons · Question 90673 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will make it his Department's policy to reinstate the two-power standard as applied to the Royal Navy Fleet.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 21 Nov 2025
The 'two-power standard' was set out by the Naval Defence Act 1889 and dictated that the Royal Navy (RN) should maintain a fleet at least as strong as the next two powerful navies combined. Today our security is underpinned by NATO's collective defence, w...