Defence written question – answered at on 11 February 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks are scheduled to remain on HM ships (i) Exeter, (ii) Glasgow, (iii) Newcastle, (iv) Lancaster, (v) St. Albans and (vi) Southampton during the current phase of the firefighters' strike.
The information requested is shown in the table:
During strike | As of Monday 10 February | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ship | Officers | Ratings | Officers | Ratings |
Exeter | 9 | 122 | 13 | 222 |
Glasgow | 14 | 135 | 19 | 221 |
Newcastle | 6 | 67 | 6 | 67 |
Lancaster | 12 | 95 | 17 | 118 |
St. Albans | 5 | 53 | 12 | 120 |
Southampton | 9 | 40 | 17 | 175 |
During the last phase of the strike the crews of HMS Lancaster, HMS Southampton, HMS St. Albans, HMS Glasgow and HMS Newcastle, while carrying out watches onboard to monitor safety systems and safety and engineering rounds, they did not live onboard. This is known as a dormant routine. HMS Newcastle remains in this routine.
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