Written Question·Treasury·UIN 23991

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 29 April 2024
Answered: 2 May 2024
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Question

John Healey

LabourRawmarsh and Conisbrough

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Minister’s speech in Warsaw on 23 April 2024, whether the commitment to spend 2.5% of gross domestic product on defence by 2030 will be require additional funding streams other than throu

Answer

Laura Trott
We have made a commitment to steadily increase defence spending, reaching 2.5% of GDP in 2030. We have also set out how we are fully funding this increase in defence spending.

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