Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 121202

Taiwan and USA: Navy

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential vulnerability of (a) Taiwan and (b) the first and second island chain following the deployment of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from Okinawa to the Arabian Gulf

Answer

Al Carns

The MOD does not comment on assessments conducted on the military capabilities of other states for reasons of operational security.