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Middle East: RFA Lyme Bay

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 March 2026UIN 119959

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to deploy RFA Lyme Bay to the Middle East.

Answered by Al Carns

RFA Lyme Bay has departed Gibraltar in order to assist in maritime tasks in the Eastern Mediterranean if necessary.

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