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Defence: Finance

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 March 2026UIN 117804

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February to Question 110439 on Defence: Expenditure, what the remaining 0.47% of GDP to be spent on defence in 2027-28 that will not be spent on the MOD budget will be spent on.

Answered by Luke Pollard

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided to him on 4 March 2026 in response to his Question 116532.

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