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Defence: Expenditure

Asked by Sir Mel StrideConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 February 2026UIN 107979

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the spending included by the government in its calculation of spending 2.6% of GDP on NATO qualifying defence spending by 2027 includes financial transactions.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence's financial transactions support the retention of critical sovereign manufacturing capabilities and support our strategic objectives. As an integral part of the UK's national security they are included in the NATO qualifying defence spending figures.

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