Defence: Finance
Commons · Question 20708 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 16502 on Defence: Finance, what (a) transport and (b) telecommunications expenditure is being classed by the UK Government under the 1.5% NATO target.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 8 Sep 2026
Public spending is determined through the Spending Review process, which last took place in 2025 and set departmental resource budgets through to 2029-30 and capital budgets to 2030-31. All spending captured as part of the 1.5% is determined through the S...