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Defence: Finance

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 3 July 2025UIN 62659

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to (a) amend and (b) review the definitions of (i) defence and (ii) national security spending, for the purposes of (A) statistical and (B) NATO targets.

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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