Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 119961

Cyprus: Type 45 Destroyers

Tabled: 11 March 2026

Answered: 20 March 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the Chief of the Defence Staff first notified on the availability of a Type 45 Destroyer to deploy to Cyprus.

Answer

Al Carns

We constantly review deployments of Royal Navy assets in line with securing the interests of the UK and our allies. As the Chief of the Defence Staff said on the BBC on Saturday 7 March, he looked at the proposals for HMS Dragon being deployed to the Midd...

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