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Written question asked by David Reed (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Lucy Rigby (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.

National Security: Finance

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, given the Prime Minister's confirmation at the NATO summit that the UK has met the NATO target of spending 1.5% of GDP on security-related investment, if she will set out (a) which departments' budgets contributed to reaching that figure, (b) in what proportion, and (c) whether any new funding was allocated for this purpose.

Answer

The UK has met NATO’s 1.5% defence and security-related spending target, as defined by NATO. NATO’s definition sets out that spend should be to protect our critical infrastructure, defend our networks, ensure our civil preparedness and resilience, unleash innovation and strengthen our defence industrial base. Given this definition, contributions came from a number of departments. All spending captured as part of the 1.5% is determined through the Spending Review and set out to Parliament via the Estimates process in the usual way.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17649
Session
2026-27
Related items
National Security: Finance
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Registered interest declared
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Finance National security
Link
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