Question follow-through · 122173
USA: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has obtained legal advice for UK military support to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 30 Mar 2026 · 11 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
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has obtained legal advice for UK military support to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Mar 2026
Answer published
A summary of the Government’s overall legal position was published on gov.uk on 1 March 2026. Summary of the UK Government legal position: The legality of defensive action in respect of Iranian regional attacks - GOV.UK
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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