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Defence: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by when he plans to lay out his path to spending a) 3.0% of GDP on defence and b) 3.5% by 2035.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by when he plans to lay out his path to spending a) 3.0% of GDP on defence and b) 3.5% by 2035.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The £15 billion Defence Investment Plan uplift will take NATO-qualifying defence spending to 2.7% of GDP in 2027-28. This is primarily funded by reallocating £10.3 billion across government, with £4.7 billion to be confirmed at Budget 2026.At the next Spe...

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