Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether anti-tank (Javelin) platoons within armoured infantry battalions will be equipped with (a) Ares or (b) Boxer.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 66728, which explains that the Army continues to undergo a combined programme of work to ensure our Land Forces will have lethality, protection and mobility to fight and win against any adversary. As part of this programme of work, the Army intends to equip anti-tank platoons with Ajax and Boxer. However, design of the full force structure remains ongoing.