Question follow-through · 27966
Defence: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 10205, on Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure, in which financial year will the 3% target be met.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2026 · 8 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
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 10205, on Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure, in which financial year will the 3% target be met.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government has committed to reaching 3% of GDP on defence in the next Parliament, with further details to be set out at the next Spending Review.
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
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