Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 73964

Hybrid Warfare: Expenditure

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry to the hon. Member for South Suffolk of 29 July 2025, how much of the stated NATO-qualifying expenditure will be spent on hybrid

Answer

Maria Eagle
The Department’s spending plans will be set out in the Defence Investment Plan, which will be published in the autumn. The share of this spending that relates to individual categories of spend will be considered as part of future returns to NATO.