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Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Darren Jones (Labour) on Monday, 16 June 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Defence: Finance

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to clause 5.59 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, if she will state for each year of the spending review the financial quantum of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's non-ODA budget accounted for by the portion of this funding which will contribute to the UK’s NATO-attributed defence spending, including FCDO-led programming in partnership with the Ministry of Defence and the Intelligence Community to counter (a) cyber attacks, (b) election interference, (c) disinformation and (d) other threats to stability.

Answer

Elements of FCDO’s programming budget will be evaluated for NATO eligibility in line with the NATO qualifying criteria.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
59107
Session
2024-26
Related items
Spending Review 2025
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Defence: Finance
Monday, 30 June 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Defence: Finance
Monday, 30 June 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Defence Finance Public expenditure Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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