Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, published on 11 January 2026, whether any of the new deep strike ballistic missiles will be stockpiled in the United Kingdom.

The new ballistic missiles developed under Project Nightfall are intended to provide Ukraine with a long range-punch to counter Russian aggression as rapidly as possible. At this stage of the project, the Department does not envision stockpiling significant number of Nightfall effectors for long periods of time in the UK.