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Hospital Ships: Procurement

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN HL2304, tabled on 5 March 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any new hospital ship will be operational before the retirement of RFA Argus in 2024.

Answered on

10 March 2020

RFA ARGUS is the Ministry of Defence's Primary Casualty Receiving Ship. The consideration of options to deliver the capabilities provided by ARGUS after she leaves service remains ongoing.