Question follow-through · 18794
Shipping: Strait of Hormuz
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026 to question 16168 on Investment: Strait of Hormuz, how much has she approved from the HMT reserve to deploy additional capabilities in the Middle East for the Multinational Hor
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026 to question 16168 on Investment: Strait of Hormuz, how much has she approved from the HMT reserve to deploy additional capabilities in the Middle East for the Multinational Hor
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jul 2026
Answer published
As set out in the Defence Investment Plan, the UK and France stand ready to deploy the wider Multinational Military Mission to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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