Sir Julian Lewis MP: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to his oral statement of 7 October 2026 on Ukraine, whether the multinational force to be led by the UK and France would be be deployed to Ukraine (a) as part of a ceasefire agreement or (b) only after a peace agreement.  [104123]

[Due for Answer on 13 January]

ANSWER

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces (Al Carns): The Multinational Force Ukraine will only deploy following a cessation in hostilities. We are preparing to move at pace – but no troops will deploy unless and until the conditions are right. As stated by the Prime Minister, if there were a decision to deploy UK Armed Forces in line with the Declaration of Intent signed on the 6 January 2026, the matter would be put to the House for a debate and a vote on that deployment. Detailed military planning continues to be focused on building a force that is able to flex to the requirements of any ceasefire arrangement and ensure Ukraine’s Armed Forces are able to regenerate to defend Ukraine and support European security for generations to come.