Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricanes and Tornados
Commons · Question 91990 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the pre-deployment of UK military teams to the Turks and Caicos Islands ahead of Hurricane Melissa, and whether similar p
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 25 Nov 2025
The UK military team pre-deployed to the Turks and Caicos Islands supported the disaster management preparations, response and recovery work as needed.After Hurricane Melissa passed, HMS Trent redeployed to Jamaica. HMS Trent was equipped with humanitaria...