Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 75851
Defence: Expenditure
Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Harriet Cross
Conservative — Gordon and Buchan
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's assessment of what constitutes NATO qualifying defence expenditure includes investment in (a) energy infrastructure and (b) energy security projects such as Great British Energy.
Answer
Luke PollardSpend on energy infrastructure and energy security projects does not constitute NATO qualifying core defence spend.The Government has long argued that investment in things like energy security is vital to national security and this will be considered for ...
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