Written questions

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

2026-06-16 · Ministry of Defence · 10672 · Official question

James Cartlidge

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he expects his Department's budget to be as a cash figure in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament.

Answer

Defence spending levels are a matter for the Prime Minister and the Chancellor. The hon. Member will know that the Government has set out that we will increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by April 2027, 3% in the next Parliament and 3.5% by 2035 on co...