Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of the blockade of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits on the delivery of UK Government military aid to Ukraine.

The UK does not transport materiel aid intended for Ukraine via the Black Sea / Bosphorus Strait.

As a signatory, the UK is committed to the Montreux Convention and welcomes Turkey's strong support over Ukraine, especially through its implementation of the Montreux Convention in order to prevent escalation in the Black Sea. In this context, there are no plans for two former British minehunting ships, recently transferred to the Ukrainian Navy, to operate in the Black Sea until conditions allow.