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Callum Anderson Excerpts

Thursday 23rd April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Darren Jones]

We are working in co-operation with the Metropolitan police. As the hon. Member would expect, and as I am sure the House would agree, we do not want to do anything that would interfere with the police process.

[Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley) (Lab)]

T3. The UK rightly committed 1.5% of GDP to boosting our national resilience, along with our NATO partners. Ahead of the next NATO summit in Ankara in July, can the Minister confirm whether the Government will publish a departmental breakdown of how the UK will meet its commitments?

[The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Dan Jarvis)]

In the national security strategy, the Government made an historic commitment to spend 5% of our GDP on national security by 2025. That includes funding to protect critical infrastructure, ensure civil preparedness and resilience, unleash innovation and strengthen our defence industrial base. We are currently working through proposals for the UK to meet the 1.5% NATO commitment, and we will set out our detailed plans in due course.