Defence: Finance
Commons · Question 60857 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of defence budgets in the last 10 years.
Answer
Answered by Maria Eagle, 30 Jun 2025
Corrected 1 Jul 2025 by Maria Eagle
The recent increase in defence spending is the largest sustained increase since the end of the Cold War. The Government is firmly committed to increasing defence spending to reach 2.6% of GDP by 2027 and has set an ambition to reach 3%in the next Parliame...