Qatar: Air Force
Commons · Question 123938 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to question 121233 on Qatar: Air Force, on what date the formal request from the Qatari Government was received to deploy 12 Squadron to Qatar.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 17 Apr 2026
The Qatari government made a formal request in January to deploy 12 Squadron in support of their collective self-defence noting rising regional tensions.