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Mediterranean Region: Type-45 Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Royal Navy’s ability to deploy a Type-45 destroyer to the Eastern Mediterranean prior to March 2026.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Royal Navy’s ability to deploy a Type-45 destroyer to the Eastern Mediterranean prior to March 2026.

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    For reasons of operational security, the Ministry of Defence does not comment on detailed readiness assessments or the timelines associated with specific platform movements.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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