Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
Conclusion 110
1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Published 29 Nov 2023
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
In the maritime domain, the House of Commons Defence Committee’s 2018 report on defence in the Arctic raised concerns regarding the operational availability of the UK’s very limited number of submarines. 136 The UK has few dedicated capabilities for Arctic operations and just one dedicated ice patrol ship, HMS Protector , which must cover both polar regions and spends a large part of each year in the Antarctic.
From: International Relations and Defence Committee, 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic, 29 November 2023
Government response
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