Question follow-through · 118059
Iran: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the House will be given an opportunity to debate and vote on UK support for US operations in Iran.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 13 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Israel and USA: Lebanon · 8 Jun 2026
- Middle East: International Humanitarian Law · 8 Jun 2026
- Lebanon: Surveillance · 8 Jun 2026
- Palantir: Databases · 11 Jun 2026
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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
4 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the House will be given an opportunity to debate and vote on UK support for US operations in Iran.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Prime Minister has provided an update to Parliament through an oral statement on 2 March 2026.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Israel and USA: Lebanon
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Middle East: International Humanitarian Law
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Lebanon: Surveillance
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Palantir: Databases
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