{"value":{"id":1837726,"askingMemberId":5089,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-10-10T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-10-15T00:00:00","uin":"79205","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle piracy through Diego Garcia.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5235,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-10-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>For operational security reasons, we cannot give details about specific activities or measures. We perform a variety of maritime security tasks to counter a wide range of threats from illegal fishing, terrorism, piracy and hostile state activity. We do this in cooperation with key allies and partners in the region.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Diego Garcia: Piracy","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1837726","method":"GET"}]}