Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 19 February 2026.
James Cartlidge
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 108700 on Strategic Defence Review, if he will publish a breakdown of the £270 billion to be spent on Defence in this Parliament as a percentage of GDP for each remaining year of the current Parliament.
Luke Pollard
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
The annual breakdown of the £270 billion is below:
Year | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
MOD Settlement (TDEL) | 62.2 | 65.5 | 71 | 73.5 |
% of GDP | 2.01% | 2.03% | 2.13% | 2.13% |
The Government will be spending 2.6% of GDP on defence in 2027.
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