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Written question asked by Lord Austin of Dudley (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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2016 to Question 25590, whether his Department has received a request from the Kurdistan Regional Government for replacement ammunition rounds for British-gifted heavy machine guns; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

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 and as set out in my Answer of 3 February 2016 to Question 25590. Should a decision be taken that we can provide further assistance, this would be notified to Parliament in the normal way.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27922
Session
2015-16
Related items
Kurds: Defence Equipment
Monday, 8 February 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Ammunition Military aid Kurds
Link
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