Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether joint military exercises have been held with Finland in advance of that country's accession to NATO.

The UK fully supports Finland's application to join NATO and has, from the outset, offered Finland security assurances through the accession period. The UK and Finland have conducted multiple joint military exercises since Finland announced its application, including a five-week deployment of Challenger 2 tanks, three separate deployments of F35 and Typhoon aircraft, a 10-week deployment by 2 Rifles, and multiple joint training exercises, including Cold Weather Training 22 currently underway north of the Arctic Circle.