Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 122877
Minesweepers: Strait of Hormuz
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dave Doogan
Scottish National Party — Angus and Perthshire Glens
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will discuss with Ukraine their deployment to the Straight of Hormuz with the two former Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunters which were gifted to Ukraine but which been prevented from transiting to th
Answer
Al CarnsDecisions on employment of Ukrainian military assets rests with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It would therefore not be appropriate for me to comment further on this specific issue.