Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16070

Armed Forces: Deployment

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa, through permanent deployments.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
The Strategic Defence Review and Defence Diplomacy Strategy set out the importance of maintaining and deepening our alliances and partnerships. The Ministry of Defence is taking a more deliberate, targeted and coherent approach to its international relati...

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