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Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 108700 on Strategic Defence Review, if he will publish a breakdown of the £270 billion to be spent on Defence in this Parliament as a percentage of GDP for each re

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
19 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 108700 on Strategic Defence Review, if he will publish a breakdown of the £270 billion to be spent on Defence in this Parliament as a percentage of GDP for each re

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The annual breakdown of the £270 billion is below: Year2025-262026-272027-282028-29MOD Settlement (TDEL)62.265.57173.5% of GDP2.01%2.03%2.13%2.13% The Government will be spending 2.6% of GDP on defence in 2027.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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