Question follow-through · 120597

Iran: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department had with their counterparts in Washington DC on the use UK bases to launch air force attacks, share intelligence and contribute t

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
17 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department had with their counterparts in Washington DC on the use UK bases to launch air force attacks, share intelligence and contribute t

  2. 17 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to the public and parliamentary statements made by the Prime Minister on 28 February, 1 March, 2 March and 5 March, where he set out in depth the UK's position on this conflict, including our response to requests from the US adminis...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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