questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, HC 1468, how the constructive loss related to HMS ATHERSTONE withdrawal from service arose.
answerText: Constructive losses are not cash losses and do not cost the department. For example, when decommissioning a ship the accounts would show a 'loss' for the vessel. In fact, future savings made from not having to maintain an older vessel will be made availab...
heading: HMS Atherstone