Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the crew of HMS Ocean will (a) remain in Devonport, (b) transfer to Portsmouth, (c) transfer to other Royal Navy bases and (d) leave the Royal Navy after the ship is decommissioned.

There will be no change in the level of Ministry of Defence civilian staff at Devonport as a result of the sale of HMS OCEAN.

The number of Royal Navy (RN) personnel in Devonport changes on a daily basis. As part of normal career management of RN personnel, those serving in HMS OCEAN will be individually re-assigned. These assignments will be determined by the skills required to deliver RN tasking, while taking into account individual preferences.

A breakdown of these assignments by location could be provided only at disproportionate cost.