Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what, items of second-hand Chinese equipment have been purchased by the Ministry of Defence in each year since 2015.
The Ministry of Defence has not purchased any second-hand Chinese manufactured equipment since 2015.
I refer the noble Lord to the previous replies given by my hon. Friend, Jeremy Quin MP (Minister of State, Ministry of Defence) to Questions 141933, answered on 27 January 2021, and 134370, answered on 13 January 2021.