To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military engagements there have been between UK armed forces and Taliban insurgents in the last two months. (265311)

The Ministry of Defence is currently collating and validating the data needed to answer this question. I will write to the right hon. and learned Member with the information requested and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether UK armed forces are using unmanned aerial vehicles in Afghanistan. (265312)

The armed forces use Reaper, Hermes 450 and the Desert Hawk 3 unmanned aerial vehicles in Afghanistan.