Middle East: Armed Forces

(asked on 11th March 2026) - View Source
Questioner
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
(Conservative - South Suffolk)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to deploy service personnel to the Middle East in a peacekeeping capacity.

Answered by
Al Carns Portrait
Al Carns
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
This question was answered on 20th March 2026

We will not be drawn into the details of any future UK Armed Forces deployment for reasons of operational security.

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