Armed Forces: Deployment
Commons · Question 114030 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a ceasefire in Ukraine on the UK’s ability to sustain commitments to a) Operation Firecrest, b) Operation Cabrit and c) the JEF commitment to Arctic Sentry.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 2 Mar 2026
Defence conducts continuous review of all current and planned commitments in accordance with established protocols, ensuring that each task can be fully and appropriately resourced by the single Services. This process incorporates dynamic, ongoing assessm...