Question follow-through · 84992
NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 79203 on NATO, what (a) plans and (b) capability targets have been set for the UK armed forces through NATO's Defence Planning Process.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 24 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 28 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2025 · 11 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
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Recorded timeline
24 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 79203 on NATO, what (a) plans and (b) capability targets have been set for the UK armed forces through NATO's Defence Planning Process.
28 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Nov 2025
Answer published
NATO capability targets are designed to ensure Allied have the capabilities they need to strengthen NATO’s collective deterrence and defence. They cover the full spectrum of military capabilities, across all domains, and include personnel, equipment, logi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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