Question follow-through · 117798
Cyprus: HMS Dragon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has begun preparations for the deployment of HMS Dragon to Cyprus.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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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 he has begun preparations for the deployment of HMS Dragon to Cyprus.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Mar 2026
Answer published
As the Chief of Defence Staff has said, following Iran’s reckless retaliation, recommended last Tuesday that HMS Dragon should be deployed. Ministers then signed this off immediately. HMS Dragon will be armed with the necessary available capabilities to m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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