Written Question·Treasury·UIN 122425

Defence: Finland and Netherlands

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the fiscal implications of joint defence financing arrangements with Finland and the Netherlands.

Answer

James Murray
Last week the Chancellor announced that the UK is exploring a new defence mechanism for financing driving joint demand by 2027 with the Netherlands and Finland and other EU and NATO partners. This is still in development with partners and will follow best...

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