Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Luke Pollard and Bobby Dean

Monday 24th March 2025 Commons Chamber

[Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD)]

Concerns have been growing over China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific region. Given the strategic importance of the Taiwan strait to global security, what has been the Department’s response to those rising tensions?

[Luke Pollard]

We are certainly of the view that any difficulties in the Taiwan strait should be resolved diplomatically, without the use of force or coercion. The United Kingdom will deploy our carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific later this year as a projection of our responsibility to the region and to make it clear that difficulties are best resolved diplomatically.