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Question follow-through · 110333

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regional disaster response to the fires in the SBAs of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in July 2025; and whether he has implemented new regional disaster preparedness

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
5 Feb 2026
Answer
11 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regional disaster response to the fires in the SBAs of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in July 2025; and whether he has implemented new regional disaster preparedness

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Sovereign Base Areas Administration (SBAA) manages disaster preparedness through the Areas Resilience Forum. Modelled on UK best practice, this takes a multi-agency approach, including both the SBAA and British Forces Cyprus, to prepare and respond to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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