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Defence: Finance

Lords · Question HL8554 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the increased defence expenditure being invested in Scotland referred to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in her spending review Statement on 11 June (HC Deb col 978) will be spent in Scotland in each of the n

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 4 Jul 2025

The recently published Strategic Defence Review set out a new vision for defence. The Spending Review 2025 sees the Ministry of Defence (MOD) budget grow by £10.9bn in real terms from 2023-24 to 2028-29, allowing the Defence Secretary to start delivering ...