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Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will outline the UK's defence budget for (a) this and (b) the next two financial years expressed as a (i) total cash amount and (ii) percentage of gross domestic product, excluding expenditure related to Uk

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 30 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2024
Answer: 13 Nov 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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30 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will outline the UK's defence budget for (a) this and (b) the next two financial years expressed as a (i) total cash amount and (ii) percentage of gross domestic product, excluding expenditure related to Uk
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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13 Nov 2024
Answer published
Total Defence spending, in line with NATO definitions, is expected to be £64.4 billion in 2024-25 and £67.7 billion in 2025-26. This equates to 2.29% of GDP in 2024-25 and 2.30% in 2025-26. Excluding expenditure on support to Ukraine, Defence spending in ...

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