Question follow-through · 900125
Strait of Hormuz
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help re-establish freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 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
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help re-establish freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
The UK is playing a leading role with France to secure the Strait of Hormuz through a multinational military mission of over 40 nations. HMS DRAGON is in the region. I was in Gibraltar the Friday before last, when RFA LYME BAY left, ready to support with ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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