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Defence: Finance

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20708

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 16502 on Defence: Finance, what (a) transport and (b) telecommunications expenditure is being classed by the UK Government under the 1.5% NATO target.

Answered by Cabinet Office

Public spending is determined through the Spending Review process, which last took place in 2025 and set departmental resource budgets through to 2029-30 and capital budgets to 2030-31. 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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