Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 118485

Cyprus: HMS Dragon

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his department has made of the potential security implications for British citizens in Cyprus as a result of the delay in sending HMS Dragon to the region.

Answer

Al Carns

The Department continually assesses a wide range of potential threats to the UK and its citizens, including hostile activity by state actors. We do not comment on specific intelligence for security reasons. The deployment of HMS Dragon is in addition to t...

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