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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Darren Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Defence and Security: Finance

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spending Review 2025. published on 11 June 2025, what proportion of the of GDP announced for defence and security spending is to be spent on (a) defence and (b) security.

Answer

The Prime Minister announced in February that total NATO qualifying defence spending will rise to 2.6% GDP by 2027. The NATO definitions pertain to defence spending; there is no definition of security spending.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
59155
Session
2024-26
Related items
Spending Review 2025
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Subjects
Defence Finance Security
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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