Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 17650

National Security: Finance

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Named Day

Question

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what specific items of expenditure have been counted towards the Government's claim to have met the NATO target of spending 1.5% of GDP on resilience-related investment.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The UK has met NATO’s 1.5% defence and security-related spending target, as defined by NATO. NATO’s definition sets out that spend should be to protect our critical infrastructure, defend our networks, ensure our civil preparedness and resilience, unleash...

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