Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 50078

Security: Indian Ocean

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK — Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) piracy, (b) terrorism, (c) proxy activity by state adversaries and (d) other security threats in the Indian Ocean; and

Answer

Luke Pollard
The UK actively contributes to initiatives that counter security threats in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This is achieved bilaterally through Maritime Domain Awareness programmes and counter terrorism activities, and multilaterally through organisations...
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