Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 122516
Defence: Finance
Tabled: 20 March 2026
Answered: 7 April 2026
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to announce his plans to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP (a) before or (b) after the next NATO threat and capability review.
Answer
Luke PollardThe Government has already committed to spending 3% of GDP in the next parliament, when fiscal and economic conditions allow. Furthermore, in June last year the UK made a historic commitment to spend 5% of GDP on core defence and national security by 2035...
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