Written Question·Treasury·UIN 62659
Defence: Finance
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alex Burghart
Conservative — Brentwood and Ongar
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to (a) amend and (b) review the definitions of (i) defence and (ii) national security spending, for the purposes of (A) statistical and (B) NATO targets.
Answer
Darren JonesNATO 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