Written questions

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

2026-06-23 · Ministry of Defence · 12890 · Official question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Named Day question 10067, due for answer on 18 June 2026.

Answer

Suggestions that the UK’s interdiction of the Russian shadow fleet vessel Smyrtos was staged for publicity purposes are false. While we don’t routinely comment on specific operational details, the footage released was of secondary clearance of all spaces ...