Asked by: David Taylor (Labour - Hemel Hempstead)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of transferring surplus warrior infantry fighting vehicles (a) awaiting disposal or (b) due to be decommissioned by 2030 to Ukraine.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) are key platforms for the British Army to meet Defence Commitments.
Although small numbers are scheduled for disposal, these will have been selected in line with serviceability and suitability for role. As such, without substantial investment, they are not likely to offer significant capability to Ukraine and providing such small numbers would only increase the diversity of Ukraine’s armoured vehicle fleet – increasing their logistic and training burdens.
The UK will continue to work with Ukraine to identify how best to help them to resist Russian aggression.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to donate Warrior Infantry Fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) are key platforms for the British Army to meet Defence Commitments.
Although small numbers are scheduled for disposal, these will have been selected in line with serviceability and suitability for role. As such, without substantial investment, they are not likely to offer significant capability to Ukraine and providing such small numbers would only increase the diversity of Ukraine's armoured vehicle fleet - increasing their logistic and training burdens.
The UK will continue to work with Ukraine to identify how best to help them to resist Russian aggression.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Mastiff vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Wolfhound vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before 5 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Husky vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before 5 July 2024 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Foxhound vehicles have been donated to Ukraine (a) before and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Over 240 protected mobility vehicles have been donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many shipments under commodity code 87 10 00 00 were made to Israel since October 2023.
Answered by Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
DBT does not hold records of final exports of strategically controlled goods, and the fact that a licence is granted does not mean that an export takes place. For specific goods export data, you should refer to HMRC.
The Government has however published extensive information relating to export licensing decisions in relation to Israel. On 10 December, an ad hoc data release was published on ‘Export control licensing management information for Israel’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-information-for-israel/israel-export-control-licensing-data-6-december-2024https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-information-for-israel/israel-export-control-licensing-data-6-december-2024) which provides information on export licences to Israel to 6 December 2024.
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out of service date is for the Jackal 2 reconnaissance vehicle.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The current projected Out of Service Dates (OSD) for the requested British Army vehicles can be found in the table below.
Vehicle | OSD |
Bulldog Armoured Personnel Carrier | 2030 |
Warrior IFV | 2027 |
Viking Personnel Armoured Vehicle | 2029 |
Jackal 2 Reconnaissance Vehicle | 2030 |
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out of service date is for the Bulldog armoured personnel carrier.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The current projected Out of Service Dates (OSD) for the requested British Army vehicles can be found in the table below.
Vehicle | OSD |
Bulldog Armoured Personnel Carrier | 2030 |
Warrior IFV | 2027 |
Viking Personnel Armoured Vehicle | 2029 |
Jackal 2 Reconnaissance Vehicle | 2030 |
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out of service date is for the Viking Personnel Armoured Vehicle.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The current projected Out of Service Dates (OSD) for the requested British Army vehicles can be found in the table below.
Vehicle | OSD |
Bulldog Armoured Personnel Carrier | 2030 |
Warrior IFV | 2027 |
Viking Personnel Armoured Vehicle | 2029 |
Jackal 2 Reconnaissance Vehicle | 2030 |