Defence: Finance

(asked on 16th June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's timetable is for increasing defence spending to meet NATO commitments; and whether he is satisfied that current funding levels are sufficient to deter Russian aggression and maintain the UK's obligations to its allies.


Answered by
Louise Sandher-Jones Portrait
Louise Sandher-Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
This question was answered on 24th June 2026

The Government remains committed to spending 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035, as agreed at the NATO summit last year.

As the third-largest financial contributor, and the only European Ally to commit our full nuclear deterrent to NATO, the United Kingdom already plays a central role across the Alliance.

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