Written Question·Treasury·UIN 95421
Defence: Finance
Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, published on 26 November, HC 1492, what her proposed timetable is for spending 3% of GDP on defence.
Answer
James MurrayThe Government’s ambition remains to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence when economic and fiscal conditions allow.