Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2026, to Question 31633, on UK Relations with EU: Ukraine, and further to the European Council press release, Ukraine support loan: EU countries approve UK participation to help cover Ukraine’s urgent defence needs, 22 July 2026, what is the estimated monetary value of the UK financial contribution to the costs arising from borrowing, referenced in the press release, and whether it will come from the Defence budget or another budget.

The UK's contribution costs will be proportional to the value of the contracts secured by UK companies and will come from the defence budget.