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European Defence Fund: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of joining the European Defence Security Fund.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
11 Sept 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of joining the European Defence Security Fund.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    This Government has delivered an ambitious security and defence partnership with the European Union. The Strategic Defence Review will strengthen NATO, the cornerstone of the UK’s defence, and it will help grow the economy. It allows us to step up on Euro...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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