Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he had plans to deploy a Type 45 Destroyer to Cyprus prior to 2 March 2026.

As the Chief of Defence Staff has said, following Iran’s reckless retaliation, recommended last Tuesday that HMS Dragon should be deployed. Ministers then signed this off immediately.

HMS Dragon will be armed with the necessary available capabilities to meet the operational need and will remain in the region for as long as required to meet our objectives.