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UIN 75705

Defence: Finance

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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8 September 2025

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16 September 2025 · Answer

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Defence

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16 September 2025

Defence

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department to ensure that 5% of GDP is spent on defence before 2035.

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  1. 8 September 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department to ensure that 5% of GDP is spent on defence before 2035.

    Source: Commons

  2. 16 September 2025

    Answer

    At the Spending Review, we set budgets taking ‘core’ defence spending to 2.6% by 2027; next Parliament we have an ambition to reach 3% when fiscal and economic conditions allow. Additionally, under the new NATO Defence Investment Pledge, the government ha...

    Source: Written answer

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