PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(24 February 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the risk posed by foreign state actors’ covert military activity in Antarctica.

Asked by:
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative)

Answer

The Ministry of Defence undertakes regular assessments of the risks posed by foreign state actors and works with allies and partners to ensure the commitments to the Antarctic Treaty, including through the deployment of the Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship, are upheld.


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