Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Jarvis and Callum Anderson

Thursday 23rd April 2026 Commons Chamber

[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.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Jarvis and Callum Anderson

Thursday 4th December 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dan Jarvis]

My understanding is that the National Security Adviser did appear in front of the Committee, but it was a private session.

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

T10.   Through the town deal and the Bletchley investment taskforce, our town is already working hard to attract private investment. We see an opportunity to go even further by bringing in socially minded investors to back local growth. What further steps is the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister taking through the Office for the Impact Economy to connect social investors with our town so that we can realise our full potential?