Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his international partners on the donation of Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine.

We have engaged international partners on this subject through a coordinated military and diplomatic effort over recent weeks, and this work continues.

The Defence Secretary is hosting a meeting of partners with his Estonian counterpart on 19 January to push forward international donations, including main battle tanks. The provision of tanks is also expected to be discussed at the forthcoming meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base on 20 January.