Mar. 20 2024
Source Page: UK takes major step towards joining Indo-Pacific trade blocFound: UK takes major step towards joining Indo-Pacific trade bloc
May. 14 2024
Source Page: UK underlines strong Indo-Pacific relationships as Defence Minister visits Malaysia and ThailandFound: UK underlines strong Indo-Pacific relationships as Defence Minister visits Malaysia and Thailand
Nov. 06 2023
Source Page: UK strengthens maritime commitment to Pacific region with Indo-Pacific Minister visit to AustraliaFound: UK strengthens maritime commitment to Pacific region with Indo-Pacific Minister visit to Australia
Nov. 17 2023
Source Page: Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security are inseparable: UK statement to the OSCEFound: Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security are inseparable: UK statement to the OSCE
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to increase the presence of strategic naval assets in the Indo-Pacific region.
Answered by James Heappey
Following the 2021 Integrated Review, the Ministry of Defence deployed two offshore patrol vessels, HMS TAMAR and HMS SPEY to the Indo-Pacific - the first permanent deployment for over 25 years. These ships conduct an extensive range of operational and engagement activity, strengthening our relationships with allies and partners. The HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH Carrier Strike Group deployed to the Indo-Pacific in 2021 and we are preparing for the next Carrier Strike Group deployment to the region. Defence intends to deploy Littoral Response Group (South), an agile and scalable amphibious capability, to the Indo-Pacific region later this year.
May. 12 2024
Source Page: UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific completes first UK official visit to Maldives in two yearsFound: UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific completes first UK official visit to Maldives in two years
Special Report Jan. 11 2024
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)Found: Third Special Report - UK Defence and the Indo-Pacific: Government Response to the Committee’s Eleventh
Special Report Mar. 22 2024
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)Found: Fourth Special Report - Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific – Government Response
Asked by: Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on the UK's defence position in the Indo-Pacific region of the Australian national defence strategy.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
I welcome the recent release of Australia’s inaugural National Defence Strategy. The United Kingdom and Australia consult closely on our respective defence and security strategies and the themes and challenges identified in the National Defence Strategy have clear parallels in the refreshed Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper. Both countries’ strategies prioritise cooperation with partners, particularly in the Indo Pacific, to strengthen collective security.
The UK has delivered on its ambition for a tilt to the Indo-Pacific and is now putting our approach on a long-term strategic footing, working with Australia and others. The UK and Australia also both recognise that the security and prosperity of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific are inseparable. We continue to work closely with Australia to defend global rules and norms.
Report Oct. 24 2023
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)Found: Eleventh Report - UK Defence and the Indo-Pacific HC 183 Report