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Minesweepers: Strait of Hormuz

Asked by Dave DooganScottish National PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 26 March 2026UIN 122877

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will discuss with Ukraine their deployment to the Straight of Hormuz with the two former Royal Navy Sandown-class minehunters which were gifted to Ukraine but which been prevented from transiting to th

Answered by Al Carns

Decisions on employment of Ukrainian military assets rests with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It would therefore not be appropriate for me to comment further on this specific issue.

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