Question follow-through · 37995

Caribbean: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help strengthen maritime security in the Caribbean region in (a) collaboration with British Overseas Territories and (b) other ways.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 17 Mar 2025
Answer: 20 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help strengthen maritime security in the Caribbean region in (a) collaboration with British Overseas Territories and (b) other ways.
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Mar 2025
Answer published
A Royal Naval ship maintains a persistent presence in the Caribbean where it contributes to regional security through the conduct of counter-illicit trafficking operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as necessary during the Caribbean hurr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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