Convert 20 Merlin HM1 to a troop carrying configuration. It hasn't got a rear ramp but it will still do the job of releasing those Lifters that are doing other jobs and not doing what they were built for.
As of this month, 39 Merlin HM1s with 11 in maintenance/storage(? if it's to be believed). Do we need that many ASW platforms? With the amount of ships we are mothballing now the helicopters could be used elsewhere...
You have the Merlin HM1 complimenting the Lynx (or the other way round) in both the ASW and ASurW, in all a great deal more than what we need, surely?