Defence: Finance

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 21 July 2015.

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Photo of Julian Lewis Julian Lewis Chair, Defence Committee, Chair, Defence Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to achieve the target of two per cent of GDP allocated to defence without including items hitherto borne (a) by the Secret Vote and (b) on other budgets of other Government departments; and if he will make a statement.

Photo of Michael Fallon Michael Fallon The Secretary of State for Defence

As confirmed in the summer budget, the Government is committed to meeting the properly measured NATO pledge to spend 2% of national income on defence every year of this decade. This will include public spending that supports the Ministry of Defence and the contribution made by the secret intelligence agencies.

The UK's returns to NATO have historically included spending from other Government departments, and NATO asks allies to include all spending that contributes to delivering defence.

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