Question follow-through · 11695

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department's budget will increase in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament, as a percentage of GDP.

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department's budget will increase in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament, as a percentage of GDP.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Spending will be set out in the Defence Investment Plan.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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