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Armed Forces: Finance

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 902182, tabled on 19 March 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to the armed forces.

Answered on

25 March 2024

UK defence spending is at its highest level in history and increasing in real terms. We have increased the budget for our Equipment Plan and set out our longer-term aspiration to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence.

We continue to meet all operational commitments, including participating in every single NATO mission and tackling attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

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