Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 122046

Mediterranean Region: Type-45 Destroyers

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Royal Navy’s ability to deploy a Type-45 destroyer to the Eastern Mediterranean prior to March 2026.

Answer

Al Carns
For reasons of operational security, the Ministry of Defence does not comment on detailed readiness assessments or the timelines associated with specific platform movements.