Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, ff he will make it his Department’s policy to involve Ukraine in the DragonFire LDEW programme.

The UK remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine and continues to work closely with the Ukrainian Government and Armed Forces to help them defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Ministry of Defence is focused on maturing advanced sovereign technologies and transitioning laser Directed Energy Weapons from research and experimentation into operational capability. The UK is a world leader in directed energy weapons and will work with key allies who share our mutual aims in this field.

The UK will continue to work closely with Ukraine to identify areas where defence cooperation can deliver mutual benefit and support Ukraine's defence needs.