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Defence: Finance

Commons · Question 29232 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 27061 on Defence: Finance, what public spending has been reprioritised within the £10.3 billion.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 21 Sep 2026

The UK faces rising threats, and the government is responding by boosting defence spending. The £10.3 billion of funding for the Defence Investment Plan has primarily been secured by reallocating capital budgets from across government to the MOD. This inc...