Ports: Infrastructure
Commons · Question 8400 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK port infrastructure for rapid deployment, military logistics and wider defence resilience.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 17 Jun 2026
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) works closely with Government partners and with the civil maritime industry to ensure it has a detailed understanding of the capabilities, capacities and resilience of UK ports to support military activity. The MOD has increa...