Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the most senior officer role for Devonport Naval Base from a Commodore to a Captain.
As part of the Royal Navy's constant drive to innovate and provide best value for money they routinely review the rank and structure of the shore based footprint to ensure we are maximising output at the front line at sea. Any decisions taken will be made as part of the wider review under Project HECATE which seeks to rebalance shore to sea based roles.