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NATO: HMS Dragon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date was the decision taken to withdraw HMS Dragon from the Standing NATO Maritime Group One commitment.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
17 Apr 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date was the decision taken to withdraw HMS Dragon from the Standing NATO Maritime Group One commitment.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 March 2026 to Question 119559.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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