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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Inspections

Commons · Question 111104 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many inspections of Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have been carried out by officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since the updated Memorandum of Understanding was published in November 2024.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 10 Feb 2026

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) as an organisation have been audited, inspected or surveyed approximately 30 times since the Memorandum of Understanding was updated in November 2024. This is a combination of RFA ship specific surveys and RFA organisationa...