Oral Question·Department for Education
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 5 December 2023Answered: 11 December 2023
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)
Russia’s declared total military expenditure was around 4.7% of GDP in 2022. In 2023 it was 5.9% of GDP, and the forecast spending this year is up to around 7% of GDP. As the right hon. Gentleman knows very well, the public figures almost certainly do not tell the full story about Russian expenditure.