Service Personnel (Ukraine) Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Service Personnel (Ukraine)

Kevin Brennan Excerpts
Wednesday 25th February 2015

(9 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Fallon Portrait Michael Fallon
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My hon. Friend is probably as knowledgeable as anybody about the affairs of Ukraine, as he chairs the all-party group. It is very clear to us that the Ukrainian armed forces are in desperate need of further equipment and they have supplied lists of equipment they would like. We are focusing, as I have said, on the non-lethal equipment we can supply and are considering the additional requests.

Kevin Brennan Portrait Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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At the very least, the House is entitled to know what equipment the Secretary of State is considering supplying to Ukrainians. So far, the Secretary of State has been very unwilling to detail any of those requests. We are entitled to know what is under consideration. Will he now give us some more detail on the nature of the equipment he is actively considering, as he outlined in his response?

Michael Fallon Portrait Michael Fallon
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As soon as we make a decision on what equipment to supply or to gift, we will of course inform Parliament in the normal way. If the equipment is to be gifted, a minute has to be laid before Parliament and that will be done.