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Defence: Government Securities

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 3 July 2026UIN 13184

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's policy is on the issuing of war bonds to increase defence spending.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

On 30 June, the Prime Minister announced £15bn of additional defence spending for the Defence Investment Plan. More information, including a ‘Funding Explainer’, is available online: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-defence-investment-plan.

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