Question follow-through · 11385
Shipping: Red Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure access to shipping routes in the Red Sea.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 31 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure access to shipping routes in the Red Sea.
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2024
Answer published
The UK and our partners have collectively sent an unambiguous message: the Houthis' attacks on shipping are illegal, dangerous, and destabilising, and we are determined to put a stop to them.The Foreign Secretary and I continue to work closely with region...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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