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Military Support: Ukrainian Armed Forces

Monday 20 November 2023 · 3 questions

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Key points

  • UK provided 2.3 billion of military support to Ukraine in the last year.
  • UK must continue to lead support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.
  • Secretary of State met with defence industry representatives to discuss aid.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Bernard Jenkin Con Harwich and North Essex
Ukraine Defence
Context

The UK government has provided £2.3 billion of military support to Ukraine in the last year, leading NATO allies in this effort.

Question

What steps is his Department taking to provide military support to the Ukrainian armed forces?

Answer from Grant Shapps

We continue to support Ukraine—we provided £2.3 billion of military support in the last year—and will go on doing so, because Putin must not win in Ukraine.

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Q2 Bernard Jenkin Con Harwich and North Essex
Ukraine
Context

The UK has led NATO allies in support of Ukraine since the start. However, challenges arise due to another war in the Middle East and potential wavering among European allies.

Question

How are we going to maintain that lead in the face of another war in the middle east, a certain amount of disarray in the Congress and indeed some visible wavering among our European allies?

Answer from Grant Shapps

My right hon. Friend is right that the UK has led, and we must continue to do so. I have visited Ukraine twice this year, I hosted a Ukrainian family for a year in my own home, and the Government have set up the British-led international fund for Ukraine, which is on its way to delivering nearly £800 million of support. We have also been first with tanks, with ammunition, with long-range missiles and with permissions, and we intend to be first with this war going forward.

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Q3 Derek Twigg Lab Widnes and Halewood
Ukraine Defence
Context

The Secretary of State is expected to meet with the defence industry to maintain a high level of military support for Ukraine.

Question

Has the Secretary of State had a chance, since he came into office, to meet with representatives of the defence industry to talk about how we maintain that level of military aid to Ukraine and, if he has had such a meeting, what was the outcome?

Answer from Grant Shapps

Yes, on several occasions, including in Kyiv and, more recently, last Thursday at the MOD, where I met with large, medium and small defence companies to discuss exactly that issue. There are a whole range of measures in place to increase the amount of arms, particularly arms replenishment, that can come through via UK companies.

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