Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 122168

Navy: Strait of Hormuz

Tabled: 19 March 2026

Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to deploy Royal Navy capabilities to the Strait of Hormuz.

Answer

Al Carns

The Government is in discussions with the US, and Gulf, European and international partners on what we can do to open up the Strait of Hormuz, restoring freedom of navigation as quickly as possible and ease the economic impact. It would be premature for m...

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