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Arctic: Shipping

Commons · Question 110326 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2026

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer on 8 December 2025 to Question 97994 on Artic: Shipping, what are the (a) command arrangements and (b) cost contributions for shared ice cutter capability in the British Antarctic Territor

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 11 Feb 2026

The Ministry of Defence remains committed to supporting the UK's sovereign and wider interests in the Antarctic. HMS PROTECTOR routinely deploys to the Antarctic Peninsula supporting the UK's responsibilities to the Antarctic Treaty and the British Antarc...