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National Security: Finance

Asked by David ReedConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 19758

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 16 July to question 17649, what specific departments have contributed to the 1.5% of GDP spend on security-related spend.

Answered by Treasury

All spending captured as part of the 1.5% is determined through the Spending Review and set out to Parliament via the Estimates process in the usual way.

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