Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operations limitations are on the UK's ability to operate in the Pacific.

Penny Mordaunt, Minister of State for the Armed Forces: Any operational constraints are established on a case-by-case basis at the start of an operation. That being said, we are clear that the international right to freedom of navigation and freedom of overflight must be preserved in the Pacific and that all parties should refrain from activities that increase tension, and pursue urgently the settlement of the maritime disputes peacefully and in accordance with international law.