Written Question·Treasury·UIN 17488

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

ConservativeFylde

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for the UK's NATO commitments of current planned levels of defence expenditure.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The Defence Investment Plan is backed by nearly £300bn of investment of the next four years, meaning the UK will now spend 2.7% of GDP on core NATO defence spending by 2027-28. Funding and plans for increasing defence spending to 3% of GDP in the next Par...

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