Question follow-through · 37264
Defence: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what meetings he has had with Cabinet colleagues on increased Government defence spending in Scotland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 14 Mar 2025 · 3 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
11 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what meetings he has had with Cabinet colleagues on increased Government defence spending in Scotland.
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Prime Minister has made it clear that we must strengthen our defence capabilities, which is why this Government has committed to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027.Scotland’s world-class defence industry is well-positioned to meet the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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