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Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 March 2024. It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Friday, 22 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence: Workplace Pensions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which pensions his Department has responsibility for are counted towards the NATO target of spending two percent of GDP on defence; and what the value of such pension payments was in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answer

Under NATO guidance pensions for defence personnel form part of qualifying defence spend. This includes both military pensions and Ministry of Defence civil servants. For Financial Year 2022-23, this is £1,523 million and £123 million respectively.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18641
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Workplace pensions Public expenditure Ministry of Defence
Link
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