Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 107369

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

Tabled: 21 January 2026

Answered: 13 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Steve Barclay

Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the reserves in 2024-25 and 2023-24, broken down by RDEL, CDEL and TDEL; and how much it plans to spend in 2025-26, broken down by RDEL, CDEL and TDEL.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The Government has committed to spending 2.6% of GDP on defence from 2027, and we have set the ambition to reach 3% in the next Parliament, subject to economic and fiscal conditions. Over this Spending Review period, this Government will invest over £270 ...

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