Lord Craig of Radley
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Ukraine
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Lord Leong (Lab)
My Lords, we will hear from the Conservative Benches next, after the Cross Benches.
Lord Craig of Radley (CB)
My Lords, the sum of £3 billion per annum has been mentioned as our contribution to Ukraine, and that indeed is very commendable. I wonder whether it could be increased or whether it is limited in two ways: by the ability to produce new equipment and by the amount by which we have to withdraw from our own front line and munition stocks of our capability in order to support Ukraine.
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)
Part of the defence review will examine exactly that question. What has become clear as this conflict has progressed is that part of the battle is about defence production and capability, so our decisions on spending today will enable us to support Ukraine more securely into the future.