Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 11835

Defence Equipment: Procurement

Tabled: 30 October 2024

Answered: 11 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assumed increase in the UK's defence budget his Department is using for the purposes of estimating its 10-year Equipment Plan, calculated (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of gross domestic product.

Answer

Maria Eagle

On 30 October His Majesty's Treasury published the Autumn Budget which confirmed the Ministry of Defence's Departmental Expenditure Limit for financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26. The longer-term budget will be confirmed through phase two of the Spending R...

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