Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jesse Norman and John Healey

Monday 14th October 2024 Commons Chamber

[John Healey]

The hon. Gentleman is right that one of the priorities that the Ukrainian President and Defence Minister have constantly stressed to us and other allies is the need for stronger air defence. It is one of the reasons we have now let a contract for short-range air defence missiles: the lightweight multirole missiles. We will produce 650 of those—some of them delivered into Ukraine before the end of the year—and we look to go further in 2025.

[Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire) (Con)]

10. What progress he has made on delivering the global combat air programme.