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Written question asked by Claire O'Neill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2016 (named day). It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Monday, 12 December 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence: Expenditure

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on the commitment to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence.

Answer

Ministers regularly raise the two per cent commitment during discussions with our NATO Allies.

For example, the Secretary of State was in Brussels last month and he reminded his counterparts that Britain is committed to spending two per cent of our GDP on defence every year of this decade and encouraged them to meet the commitment they all made at the Wales Summit in 2014.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
907784
Session
2016-17
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Defence Expenditure NATO
Link
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