Question follow-through · 121652
Navy: Red Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the Royal Navy’s contribution to the Aspides naval mission.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2026 · 8 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
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the Royal Navy’s contribution to the Aspides naval mission.
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Royal Navy does not make a direct contribution to Operation ASPIDES.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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