Question follow-through · 34083
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 26 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 631, on what his Department plans to spend the increase in defence spending.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 6 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 26 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, column 631, on what his Department plans to spend the increase in defence spending.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Mar 2025
Answer published
Full details will be set out in the Strategic Defence Review to be published in spring 2025.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
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Ukraine: Military Aid
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Ukraine: Armed Forces
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Ministry of Defence: Translation Services
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Ministry of Defence: Translation Services
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Ministry of Defence: Marketing
24 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Ministry of Defence: Remote Working
2 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department have permission to work remotely outside the UK; and in which countries those staff are based.
Armed Forces: Food
7 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of food served in military catering contracts was sourced from the UK, in the latest period for which data is available.
Ministry of Defence: Contracts
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