Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Minister for the Armed Forces to the Defence Select Committee on the 8 March 2023 that the 157 of the British Army’s 227 Challenger 2 tanks are available, how many Challenger 2 tanks have been available in each year since 2015.

Since 2010, the British Army has held an active fleet of 227 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks . The number of Challenger 2 available for deployment fluctuates depending on operational and training commitments and routine maintenance of the fleet.