Andrew Murrison corrected a written answer on Portsmouth Dockyard
Luke Pollard (Labour, Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) asked written question 25976 on 13 May 2024. Dr Andrew Murrison answered on 16 May 2024 for the Ministry of Defence, and Dr Andrew Murrison corrected the answer on 24 May 2024. The figure 1,650 in the original became 5,760 in the correction, higher by 4,110. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at HMNB Portsmouth as of May 2024.
Original and corrected answer
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
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| As of 1 January 2024, there were | As of 1 January 2024, there were 5,760 personnel based at HMNB Portsmouth. Due to the method used to capture personnel data, this is the most current available figure. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1717760?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 03e15c6ebb54b44a59a0da00250897b292a0fd5c7d3d829cd171a8e454d2c906 |