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Defence: Expenditure

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 February 2026UIN 110442

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 108700 on Strategic Defence Review, if he will breakdown £270 billion to be spent on Defence in this Parliament in each remaining financial year of this Parliament

Answered by Luke Pollard

The £270 billion is the total of the Ministry of Defence's budget from financial year 2025/26 to 2028/29. This was published following the Spending Review last year.

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