I recently received answers to a number of written questions to the Ministry of Defence:

Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will publish an acquisition strategy for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme.

Harriet Baldwin (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence): I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave on 31 October 2017 to Question 109204 to the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Julian Lewis).

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Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department has allocated to the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme.

Harriet Baldwin (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence): The Army has currently provisioned around £9 million for the assessment phase of the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle program, the conclusion of which will determine the full cost. Information relating to the funding of the vehicle prior to contract would not be commercially beneficial to release.

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Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme.

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Harriet Baldwin (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence): The Secretary of State for Defence has ongoing discussions with the Chancellor on a number of topics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme.