United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 21165
Horn of Africa: Piracy
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20 June 2022
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29 June 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of piracy incidents in the (a) Gulf of Aden, (b) Guardafui Channel and (c) Somali Sea, in the last three years.
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20 June 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of piracy incidents in the (a) Gulf of Aden, (b) Guardafui Channel and (c) Somali Sea, in the last three years.
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29 June 2022
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There have been no formal piracy events (according to the definition specified in UNCLOS) reported to us since 2019 in the areas mentioned. Whilst any act of Piracy remains a concern, we continue to work with international partners to counter piracy. Even...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-20/21165
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1471679
- uk · wq-1471679 · source updated 29 June 2022