Question follow-through · 117957
Cyprus: HMS Dragon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy Type 45 will replace HMS Dragon within the NATO Maritime Group One role following its emergency deployment to Cyprus.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 6 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, which Royal Navy Type 45 will replace HMS Dragon within the NATO Maritime Group One role following its emergency deployment to Cyprus.
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 March 2026 to Question 115467.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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