HMS Queen Elizabeth: South China Sea

(asked on 20th September 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason HMS Queen Elizabeth has been deployed to waters off South Korea; and what assessment he has made of the potential response from North Korea to that deployment.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 27th September 2021

The Integrated Review commits us to pursuing deeper engagement in the Indo-Pacific in support of shared prosperity and regional stability. The Carrier Strike Group deployment is an embodiment of this commitment and therefore included a programme of activity to strengthen our bilateral defence relationships with key partners in the region, including South Korea. Our presence in the region sends a clear message to all of the UK's ability to protect its interests globally.

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