Defence: Finance
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July to Question 66215 on Defence: Finance, what is the total financial quantum of the amount of money which will count towards Defence spending in 2027 as a result of the inclusion of the Single Intelligence Account in the Defence budget from 2027.
Answered by Darren Jones
The Government has committed to spending 2.6% GDP on NATO qualifying defence spending by 2027.
By 2027, the full Single Intelligence Account (SIA) budget will count towards NATO qualifying defence spending. Details of the SIA budget from 2026 to 2030 can be found in the Spending Review 2025 document, available here:
Spending Review 2025 (HTML) - GOV.UK
Annual NATO expenditure by country is reported to NATO and published on the NATO website.
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