Written question asked by Mary Glindon (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 26 February 2016 (named day). It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Friday, 26 February 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Kurds: Military Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the time taken to supply the Kurdistan Regional Government with new rounds for British machine guns.

Answer: We have previously provided some 50 tonnes of non-lethal support, 40 heavy machine guns and nearly half a million rounds of ammunition to the Kurdish Peshmerga. The Kurdish Regional Government has made a number of recent requests to Her Majesty's Government for further assistance, including for ammunition. These requests are currently under consideration to see whether we can assist, taking into account the UK's own requirements and stocks, and notifying Parliament in the normal way on assistance provided.

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