CONSERVATIVE
New Forest East

DEFENCE* – SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL EXERCISES WITH BRICS PARTNERS - 26 March 2026

DEFENCE* – SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL EXERCISES WITH BRICS PARTNERS - 26 March 2026

Sir Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on the Chagos Islands of the joint naval exercises undertaken by South Africa with (a) China, (b) Russia and (c) other BRICS partners in South African waters in January 2026.

[Due for Answer on 13 April]