Written Question·Treasury·UIN 95838
Defence: Finance
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to announce how her Department will move to a) 3.0% of GDP and b) 3.5% of GDP on defence spending.
Answer
James MurrayWe are set to spend 2.6 percent of GDP on defence spending in 2027, with an ambition to spend 3 percent of GDP on defence next Parliament when economic and fiscal conditions allow. The Government is also committed to hitting a headline ambition of 5 perce...
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