Written Question·Treasury·UIN 66215
Defence: Finance
Tabled: 9 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July to Question 62701 on Defence: Finance, when the Single Intelligence Budget was last included in the core defence budget.
Answer
Darren JonesThe Single Intelligence Account is not included in the Ministry of Defence’s budget.
Historically, the SIA’s budget has included elements of NATO-qualifying defence expenditure. In order to recognise the important contribution the intelligence agencies play in national defence, by 2027, we will consider the whole of the SIA to be NATO-qualifying, in line with our allies. It will be included towards the 2.6% target for core defence spending.