Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with NATO counterparts on (a) production and (b) procurement of air defence munitions for Ukraine.

We regularly discuss Defence Industrial production and procurement matters with NATO counterparts. At the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting on 28-29 November 2023, the Foreign Secretary pressed for Allies to increase Defence Industrial production in support of Ukraine. In his meeting with the US Secretary of State on 7 December, the Foreign Secretary pressed for the continued provision of equipment and munitions to Ukraine.