Written Question·Treasury·UIN 34812

Defence: Expenditure

Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Sir Mel Stride

ConservativeCentral Devon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Overseas Development Assistance budget will remain the only funding source for the increase in defence spending throughout this Parliament.

Answer

Darren Jones
On 25 February 2025 the Prime Minister announced that NATO qualifying defence spending will increase to 2.5% GDP by 2027-28, with Official Development Assistance reducing from 0.5% GNI to 0.3% GNI by the same time point, meaning the uplift is fully funded...

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