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Security: Indian Ocean

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) piracy, (b) terrorism, (c) proxy activity by state adversaries and (d) other security threats in the Indian Ocean; and

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
6 May 2025
Target answer date
8 May 2025
Answer
14 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) piracy, (b) terrorism, (c) proxy activity by state adversaries and (d) other security threats in the Indian Ocean; and

  2. 8 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 May 2025

    Answer published

    The UK actively contributes to initiatives that counter security threats in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This is achieved bilaterally through Maritime Domain Awareness programmes and counter terrorism activities, and multilaterally through organisations...

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