Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“In which financial year he plans to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence.”
Tabled: 4 February 2025Answered: 10 February 2025
Asked by
Aphra Brandreth
Conservative — Chester South and Eddisbury
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)
The Government were elected on a firm commitment to set a path to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. The Prime Minister has said that we will do so in the spring.