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Defence: Finance

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 23 June 2025UIN 61054

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her definition of NATO-qualifying defence expenditure is.

Answered by Darren Jones

NATO has a common definition of defence expenditure which is agreed by all NATO Allies. A full definition can be found here: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm

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