Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 109801

Reserve Forces: Finance

Tabled: 30 January 2026

Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Steve Barclay

Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's letter to the Rt hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire, reference: PQW/24-25/2025/16500/16507/16511/16512/16514/16521, dated 20 August 2025, and the oral contribution of the

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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