Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, CP 901, how many Challenger tanks his Department plans to upgrade to Challenger 3 following DCP23; and when he plans that the full fleet will be in service.

I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2023 to Question 194580 to my hon. Friend the Member for Mr Ipswich (Tom Hunt).