Written Question·Treasury·UIN 61054

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her definition of NATO-qualifying defence expenditure is.

Answer

Darren Jones
NATO has a common definition of defence expenditure which is agreed by all NATO Allies. A full definition can be found here: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm