Question follow-through · 21476
Arctic: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies if the Arctic and High North are ice-free by 2040.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 17 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
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies if the Arctic and High North are ice-free by 2040.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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14 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Strategic Defence Review stresses the importance to Defence of the likelihood that the Arctic and High North will be ‘ice-free’ each summer by 2040, and the need for the Armed Forces to be prepared for new geographical realities created by climate cha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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