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Minesweepers

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 23393

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Mine Hunting Capability, who are the international partners with whom this programme is being delivered alongside.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

The Maritime Mine Countermeasures (MMCM) project, which forms part of Block 1 of the wider Mine Hunting Capability programme, is being delivered as a UK-France collaboration as set out in the Lancaster House Treaty signed in 2010.

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