Lord Trefgarne
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Defence: Type 45 Destroyers
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Monday 10th October 2022
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(1 year, 7 months ago)
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Baroness Goldie (Con)
I would be reluctant to speculate on a specific answer to the noble and gallant Lord at the Dispatch Box; I need to go away and make some inquiries and I will endeavour to respond to him as best as I can.
Lord Trefgarne (Con)
My Lords, back in the 1980s, when I was a very junior Minister at the Ministry of Defence, we had about 50 destroyers and frigates available for service with the Royal Navy. How many do we have today?