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Shipping: Strait of Hormuz

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 22 July 2026UIN 18794

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026 to question 16168 on Investment: Strait of Hormuz, how much has she approved from the HMT reserve to deploy additional capabilities in the Middle East for the Multinational Hor

Answered by Emma Reynolds

As set out in the Defence Investment Plan, the UK and France stand ready to deploy the wider Multinational Military Mission to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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