Question follow-through · 122877
Minesweepers: Strait of Hormuz
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will discuss with Ukraine their deployment to the Straight of Hormuz with the two former Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunters which were gifted to Ukraine but which been prevented from transiting to th
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 3 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
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will discuss with Ukraine their deployment to the Straight of Hormuz with the two former Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunters which were gifted to Ukraine but which been prevented from transiting to th
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2026
Answer published
Decisions on employment of Ukrainian military assets rests with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It would therefore not be appropriate for me to comment further on this specific issue.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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