Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 26 November 2018.
Mark Lancaster
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
12:00,
26 November 2018
My hon. Friend makes an important point. I would like to think that we do find that balance. We have made three passages through the South China sea in recent months, and we are absolutely right to exercise our freedom of navigation rights.