Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on providing the Ukrainian army with (a) body armour and (b) other personal protective equipment.
Answered by James Heappey
We are committed to donating further quantities of personal protective equipment to Ukraine. This equipment is drawn from stockpiles and all options are being considered which do not adversely impact on the UK's own reserves.
To date, the UK has provided some 3,000 sets of body armour to Ukraine. We have also provided 2,000 helmets, 4,000 cold weather boots and 75,000 ear defenders.
We continue to work with Allies and partners to prioritise and coordinate the provision and delivery of defensive aid in response to Ukrainian requests for assistance. We will continue to do all we can to support Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was received by his Department from the Commercial Exploitation Levy in the financial years (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18 and (d) 2018-19; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by James Heappey
The commercial exploitation levy is a form of royalty for any commercial sales of a design, use of special tooling or the granting of licences where the Ministry of Defence has contributed to research and development costs. The gross amount received in each year since 2015-16 is in the table:
Year | £ million |
2015-16 | 20.1 |
2016-17 | 10.8 |
2017-18 | 6.6 |
2018-19 | 52.7 |