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Defence: Expenditure

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 5 September 2024UIN 2420

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 149 on Defence: Expenditure, whether the future fiscal event will cover the potential impact of the Department’s timetable for reaching expenditure of 2.5% of GD

Answered by Maria Eagle

The pathway to 2.5% will set the overall envelope for Defence spending. Funding for specific programmes is considered as part of the Department’s annual budget setting process.

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