Question follow-through · 114280
Palestine: Airspace
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has any agreement with the Palestinian authorities to use Palestinian airspace for military purposes.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has any agreement with the Palestinian authorities to use Palestinian airspace for military purposes.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
Yes. The Ministry of Defence has permission from the Palestinian Authority to transit and overfly Palestinian airspace.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the British Support Team in Ramallah has identified any instances of UK nationals or UK-Israeli dual nationals engaging in settler violence in the West Bank.
Israeli Settlements: British Nationals Abroad
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the British Support Team in Ramallah has identified any UK nationals or UK-Israeli dual nationals among individuals living on illegal settlements in the West Bank.