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Department: Ministry of Defence
Monday 13th July 2015

(9 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Fallon Portrait Michael Fallon
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I was hoping that the shadow Defence Secretary might welcome the 2% commitment. Let me be very clear that it is for NATO to classify, according to its guidance, what is counted as defence expenditure. Money being spent on defence in our defence budget should of course count towards the 2% total.

Robert Jenrick Portrait Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con)
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T3. I welcome the additional training that my right hon. Friend announced last month for the Ukrainian armed forces. Will he tell the House what further support the UK is offering? Following the news that plucky Lithuania will become the first country openly to arm the Ukrainians, will he now consider providing anti-tank weapons, drones and other technology that the Ukrainian armed forces desperately require?