HMS Elizabeth Capability

The request was refused by Royal Navy.

Dear Royal Navy,

1. As of today's date (20/7/2019), is HMS Elizabeth ready to be deployed?
2. How many F35 aircraft are available and operational and able to operate in a combat role from the flight deck of HMS Elizabeth, as of today's date (20/7/2019)?
3. How many surface warships (ie frigates & destroyers) are required to be deployed to provide the optimum level of protection to the carrier in order for her to be deployed into a combat role?
4. How many frigates & destroyers are operational and available to be deployed in such a role as at today's date (20/07/2019)?

Yours faithfully,

Joseph Walsh

correspondence@mod.ecase.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of Navy Command Secretariat,

Dear Mr Walsh,

Your request has been logged under our reference FOI2019/08491 and the
target date for response is 20 August 2019.

Yours sincerely

Navy Command Secretariat - FOI Section

NAVY SEC-FOI MAILBOX (MULTIUSER), Royal Navy

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Dear Mr Walsh,

Please find attached an interim response to FOI2019/08491.

Yours sincerely,

Navy Command Secretariat - FOI Section 

 

Dear Royal Navy,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Royal Navy's handling of my FOI request 'HMS Elizabeth Capability'.

Your response stated "However, it is considered that some of the information you require may be exempt from release under section 26 (Defence) of the FOI Act. " If only "some" of the information is exempt from release why have you not provided the information which is not exempt?

* It has already been stated in the public domain that HMS QE is scheduled for operational deployment in 2021.
* In November last year a publicly available list of Navy assets stated there was one F35B available.
* A report on "Save The Royal Navy" states "Of our 17 non-mothballed escorts, 6 or 7 are typically at sea at one time, some conducting training or post refit work up with around 4 or 5 available for operational tasks at the sharp end. " So this information is already in the public domain as well.

Please confirm whether or not the information already in the public domain is accurate.

Thank you

J Walsh

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/h...

Yours faithfully,

Joseph Walsh

Adams, Sam Miss (NAVY SEC-2 FOI 1), Royal Navy

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Dear Mr Walsh,

 

Please find attached a further interim response to FOI2019/08491.
Apologies for the continual delay.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 Navy Command Secretariat - FOI Section

 

 

 

NAVY SEC-FOI MAILBOX (MULTIUSER), Royal Navy

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Dear Mr Walsh,

Please find attached a further interim response to FOI2019/08491. I
apologise for the continual delay.

Yours sincerely,
  

 Navy Command Secretariat - FOI Section

 

NAVY SEC-FOI MAILBOX (MULTIUSER), Royal Navy

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Dear Mr Walsh,

Please find attached a further interim response to FOI2019/08491.
Apologies for the continual delay.

Yours sincerely,

Navy Command Secretariat - FOI Section 

 

NAVY SEC-FOI MAILBOX (MULTIUSER), Royal Navy

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Dear Mr Walsh,
Please find attached a further interim response to FOI2019/08491. Our
apologies for the length of time it is taking to complete.
Yours sincerely,

 Navy Command Secretariat - FOI Section