Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 118568
Navy: Mediterranean Sea
Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a lack of naval assets in the Mediterranean on the attack on RAF Akrotiri.
Answer
Al CarnsThe Ministry of Defence (MOD) keeps its defensive posture in the region under constant review and decisions are made based on operational factors. The deployment of HMS Dragon is in addition to the considerable amount of capability positioned into RAF Akr...
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