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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-03-22more like thismore than 2021-03-22
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Indo-Pacific Region: Navy more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to establish a permanent naval force in the (1) Indian, and (2) Pacific, oceans; if so, where they intend to establish dockyards to conduct repairs for those forces; and whether such forces would be protected by permanent air defences. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL14443 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-01more like thismore than 2021-04-01
answer text <p>In support of the strategic tilt toward the Indo-Pacific announced by Her Majesty’s Government in the Integrated Review (CP 403) on 16 March 2021, the Ministry of Defence plans to establish a persistent maritime presence in the Indo-Pacific region. On 22 March 2021, the Secretary of State for Defence outlined a plan to Parliament (CP 411) to deliver this through Offshore Patrol Vessels from 2021, a Littoral Response Group from 2023 and a permanently assigned Frigate by the end of the decade. These forces will intentionally operate asymmetrically, without a nominated base. They will use existing UK, allied and partner facilities around the region enabled by our existing global support agreements. Consequently, no permanent air defences are required.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-01T14:52:42.57Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-01T14:52:42.57Z
answering member
4306
label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter