Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 116040

Defence: Expenditure

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was a) overall and b) core spending on defence in each of the last ten years.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The UK's defence spending is reported to and published by NATO. The figures requested can be found online: https://www.nato.int/content/dam/nato/webready/documents/finance/def-exp-2025-en.pdf