Richard Drax
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(6 years ago)
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The Prime Minister
That is not a question that can be answered, for the precise reason that the basis of the question is entirely wrong.
Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con)
With a looming and large predicted overspend on our defence budget, can my right hon. Friend assure me, the House and the country that she will maintain the NATO 2%—ideally 2.5%—which, as I understand it, will pay for the ongoing programme as laid out?
The Prime Minister
We are committed to maintaining the 2% of GDP spend on defence. Not just that, but we are one of the few countries that does the double-header, if you like, because the Wales summit committed not just to the 2% of GDP spend on defence but to 20% of that spending being on equipment, and we will continue to maintain that.