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Navy: Mediterranean Sea

Commons · Question 118568 · Tabled 6 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 16 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a lack of naval assets in the Mediterranean on the attack on RAF Akrotiri.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 16 Mar 2026

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) keeps its defensive posture in the region under constant review and decisions are made based on operational factors. The deployment of HMS Dragon is in addition to the considerable amount of capability positioned into RAF Akr...