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Lord Coaker (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

Defence Investment Plan

Contribution

That argument—which the noble Lord has made a number of times as one way of funding defence spending—will have been looked at by the Treasury. What the Government have done is to look at money they have available, as well as reprioritising various programmes across government. I am sure that that suggestion, as well as others which many people have made as to how any increase in defence spending could be funded, will be looked at.

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