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Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 20704

NATO Countries: Defence

Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help ensure NATO member states meet the target of spending 2% of GDP on defence.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
At the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in December, the Foreign Secretary and I called on all Allies to boost their defence spending. This is a strategic imperative and it is why the UK is committed to setting out a pathway to 2.5% of GDP at a future fi...
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