Skip to main content

Defence: Expenditure

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 24299, tabled on 15 January 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of GDP is the UK's defence spending excluding Trident.

Answered on

21 January 2025

The Defence Nuclear Enteprise, which delivers our nuclear deterrent, is a cornerstone of our national security. Excluding the Defence Nuclear Enterprise investment of £9.4 billion in financial year 2023-24, defence spending would have been 1.9% of GDP.

Named day
Named day questions only occur in the House of Commons. The MP tabling the question specifies the date on which they should receive an answer. MPs may not table more than five named day questions on a single day.