Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 16502

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Alex Burghart

ConservativeBrentwood and Ongar

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to Question 10654, on Defence: Finance, what is the definition of critical infrastructure used as part of the 1.5% NATO target that the Government uses; and whether there

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
As confirmed in the answer to Question 10654, NATO provided a breakdown of the types of spend that could be included within the 1.5% commitment. This included Critical Infrastructure. In 2023, NATO published a report on the EU/NATO taskforce on the resili...

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