Lord Hamilton of Epsom
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Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
It is very much unlike my noble friend on the Front Bench to sound complacent. Even before the events of the past two years, the Government bolstered defence spending with the greatest supplement since the Cold War—an extra £24 billion over the next four years. That has enabled us, once again, to make sure that we have a proper defence programme and is a reform that puts men and women in the Armed Forces at the heart of what we do.
Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con)
My Lords, how much worse do things have to get in Ukraine before we substantially lift the 2% of GDP that we spend on defence?
Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
Very quickly, I think the answer I gave to my noble friend Lord Lancaster applies.