Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 16 April 2026Answered: 23 April 2026
Asked by
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Dan Jarvis)
In the national security strategy, the Government made an historic commitment to spend 5% of our GDP on national security by 2025. That includes funding to protect critical infrastructure, ensure civil preparedness and resilience, unleash innovation and strengthen our defence industrial base. We are currently working through proposals for the UK to meet the 1.5% NATO commitment, and we will set out our detailed plans in due course.