Question follow-through · 27497
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £220million allocated to the Barrow Transformation Fund will be included in UK NATO qualifying defence spend.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2026 · 3 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
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £220million allocated to the Barrow Transformation Fund will be included in UK NATO qualifying defence spend.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2026
Answer published
In line with NATO guidance, all relevant Government expenditure will be counted towards defence spending, including Departments outside of MOD, provided it specifically meets the needs of the UK Armed Forces.
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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