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1503519

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tanks: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of procuring Leopard 2s to (a) further complement the British Army's fleet of main battle tanks and (b) increase inter-operability with NATO allies.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	45215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Army’s Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank (MBT)will become one of the most mobile, most protected, and most lethal in Europe, making up the core of both of the Army’s future Armoured Brigade Combat Teams. These will be more capable against peer adversaries and integrated with our NATO Allies and partners.</p><p> </p><p>No requirement has been identified for additional MBT capability.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 13/09/2022 10:35:13 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1438398

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tanks: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the number of main battle tanks in the Army.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	135702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>As announced by Secretary of State for Defence in 2021, Future Soldier is about facing up to future threats by creating an Army that is more integrated, active and lethal. The operational analysis from Northern Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh that informed the Integrated Review and Future Soldier has been broadly matched by the performance of armour in Ukraine. Nonetheless, we continue to watch the threat and will make policy accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/03/2022 15:15:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1471652

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tanks: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing Panther KF51s to supplement the British Army's current stock of Main Battle Tanks while they wait for Challenger 3 to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	21112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is progressing Challenger 3. We have no current intention of procuring Panther KF51 when it is ready for production (which is not the case at present).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/06/2022 15:19:58 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1122446

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tanks: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the procurement of new tanks for the Army; and what the timeframe is for those tanks to come in to service.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	246432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Challenger 2 remains a key capability for the Armed Forces as the British Army's main battle tank. The Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme will provide a suite of capability upgrades and substantially extend its service life. The planned upgrade is currently undergoing an extended assessment phase, which is expected to conclude in 2020. No final decisions have been made on the numbers, which will be informed by the assessment phase, Defence requirements, and balance of investment considerations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 246488 question first answered 29/04/2019 15:22:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching