{"value":{"id":1562829,"askingMemberId":4131,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-12-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-01-09T00:00:00","uin":"113225","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with counterparts in the United States on the provision of additional assistance to Ukraine.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4528,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-01-12T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Following Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, officials in the Ministry of Defence have maintained close dialogue with US counterparts on the provision of additional security assistance to Ukraine. The Defence Secretary speaks with his US counterpart regularly on the issue, most recently on 9 January 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also plays a leading role in Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's monthly Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which seeks to maximise the impact of essential military equipment to Ukraine's armed forces by international partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Ukraine: Military Aid","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1562829","method":"GET"}]}