Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 21 May 2024.
Matthew Offord
Conservative, Hendon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the security of UK (a) military bases and (b) service personnel in the Middle East.
Leo Docherty
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The force protection of UK Service personnel and our bases in the Middle East is kept under constant review. For reasons of operational security, I am unable to comment on specific assessments or mitigations.
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