| Heading: |
Defence: Expenditure |
| Question ID: |
1782596 |
| UIN: |
HL5586 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-10 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4701 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Bryan of Partick
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Bryan of Partick
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with devolved authorities about the proposed increase in defence spending. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-24 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
360 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Coaker
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| Answering Member handle: |
Vernon_Coaker
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Vernon_Coaker
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| Answer text: |
The Government recently committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2027. The Strategic Defence Review and the Defence Industrial Strategy will inform the Government on how this will be spent. We are engaging with devolved authorities across the UK ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |