Written question asked by Julian Brazier (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 April 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 April 2008. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Monday, 21 April 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Navy: Piracy
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in how many incidents of tackling piracy the Royal Navy was involved in each of the last five years; and what the date (a) and (b) location of each incident was.
- Answer
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The Royal Navy has been involved in tackling three incidents of piracy over the last five years as shown in the following table.
Date Country January 2006 Somalia December 2007 Somalia February 2008 Somalia In each of these incidents, Royal Navy ships fulfilled supporting roles, including providing situational awareness. In addition, the Royal Navy has responded to incidents of suspected piracy which transpired to be local disputes and has been made aware of other incidents where other nations’ ships have been better geographically placed to become involved in tackling the piracy.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 474 c1661W; 199820
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Piracy Navy
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