Question follow-through · 26654
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2026 to Question 110439 on Defence: Finance, and with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what the Ministry of Defence Total Departmental Expe
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 5 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
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2026 to Question 110439 on Defence: Finance, and with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what the Ministry of Defence Total Departmental Expe
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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7 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence Total Departmental Expenditure Limit (TDEL) settlement, as set out in the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, is estimated to equate to the following percentages of GDP:Financial YearMOD TDEL as % of GDPTotal Defence...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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