Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 41397

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 26 March 2025

Answered: 1 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1.2.of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published on 26 March 2025, what assessment he has made of the (a) affordability and (b) achi

Answer

Maria Eagle

The Government is committed to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP in 2027, with an ambition to increase to 3% in the next Parliament as fiscal and economic conditions allow. The increase to defence spending is fully funded. ODA is being reduced to...

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