Question follow-through · 21875

Russia: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last had discussions with his Finnish counterpart on Russian shadow fleet aggression in the Baltic Sea.

answeredMinistry of Defence

About this written question

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 3 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 7 Jan 2025
Answer: 13 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline

3 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last had discussions with his Finnish counterpart on Russian shadow fleet aggression in the Baltic Sea.
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State for Defence contacted his Finnish counterpart immediately following the incident damaging the Estlink 2 undersea cable between Finland and Estonia on Christmas Day. They also discussed the incident when they met at the Ukraine Defen...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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