Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to replenish the UK's stock of (a) armoured vehicles (b) stormer vehicles (c) underwater mine-hunting vehicles and (d) sea king helicopters donated in military aid to Ukraine.

The UK is proud to be leading the way in our support to Ukraine. A wide variety of Military Equipment has been either granted in kind or rapidly procured for Ukraine by the UK. Some of the equipment granted from our own stocks will be replenished through contracts with suppliers, but other equipment does not require replacing as it is nearing the end of its in-service life.

For the Army, replenishment of armoured vehicles will reflect the Future Soldier structure, which will be built around a digitally networked combination of Ajax, Boxer, Challenger 3, AH64E, long range precision fires and un-crewed aerial systems. Stormer replenishment will form part of the future Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) programme.

Work is ongoing to replace the underwater mine-hunting vehicles granted to Ukraine. The Sea King helicopters will not be replenished as these have been replaced in service by Merlin Mk4.