Question follow-through · 118649
Falkland Islands: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK military capabilities to deter threats to the Falkland Islands.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 6 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
6 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK military capabilities to deter threats to the Falkland Islands.
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
As the Strategic Defence Review set out, a core role for Defence is the protection of the UK’s overseas territories, which includes maintaining a defensive military posture in the Falkland Islands. We review that posture regularly to ensure it reflects al...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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