Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 908286
Defence and National Security: Finance
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative — Gainsborough
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of Exchequer on meeting the NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence and national security.
Answer
Luke PollardThe Ministry of Defence remains in close contact with His Majesty's Treasury and No.10 at all levels of the Department on defence spending. This Government has committed to deliver the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War. In ...
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