Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 2026. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Defence: Finance
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 3895, on National Security: Finance, whether there are additional NATO (a) definitions and (b) guidance on applicable spend within the 1.5% of GDP for the UK to follow other than the definition of the 1.5% of GDP cited in his answer.
- Answer
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At the NATO Summit in June 2025, Allies made a commitment to investing 5% of GDP annually on core defence requirements and defence and security related spending by 2035.
NATO defines defence and security related spending as, ‘inter alia’, spending to protect our critical infrastructure, defend our networks, ensure our civil preparedness and resilience, unleash innovation and strengthen our defence industrial base. The UK Government is using this definition to determine eligible spend.
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- 10654
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- 2026-27
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- Defence Finance National security NATO
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