Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made since the Strategic Defence Review on the partnership between the UK Armed Forces and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review, the Ministry of Defence has continued to strengthen the UK’s longstanding defence partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCG). The UK and GCC Armed Forces have been working together through joint training and exercises, maritime security activity, and air and missile defence cooperation, supported by regular senior engagement the UK’s enduring military presence in the region.

These activities aim to improve interoperability of the UK and GCC Armed Forces and reinforce collective resilience against shared regional threats, as well as demonstrating the UK’s enduring commitment to Gulf security and stability.