Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to the US in its response to the threat posed by North Korea.

In line with long standing commitments and ongoing defence engagement, the UK provides a small number of staff officers to United Nations Command in Korea and other headquarters across the Asia Pacific region.

The UK as a Sending State is committed to upholding peace and maintaining stability on the Korean peninsula. We will continue to work with our international partners to exert political and economic pressure on North Korea to change its direction and open the way to peaceful resolution.