Reserve Forces: Finance
Commons · Question 109801 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Barclay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's letter to the Rt hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire, reference: PQW/24-25/2025/16500/16507/16511/16512/16514/16521, dated 20 August 2025, and the oral contribution of the
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 13 Feb 2026
The Government has committed to spending 2.6% of GDP on defence from 2027, and we have set the ambition to reach 3% in the next Parliament, subject to economic and fiscal conditions. Over this Spending Review period, this Government will invest over £270 ...