Wednesday 4th March 2026

(1 day, 13 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2026, for expenditure by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office:
(1) the resources authorised for current purposes be reduced by £595,921,000 as set out in HC 1676,
(2) the resources authorised for capital purposes be reduced by £228,252,000 as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £6,190,000, be granted to His Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.
Ministry of Defence
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2026, for expenditure by the Ministry of Defence:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £21,545,924,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 1676,
(2) further resources, not exceeding £63,680,000, be authorised for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £571,284,000, be granted to His Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.
Department for Business and Trade
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2026, for expenditure by the Department for Business and Trade:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £1,726,964,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 1676,
(2) the resources authorised for capital purposes be reduced by £179,365,000 as so set out, and
(3) the sum authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund be reduced by £1,181,297,000.
The Deputy Speaker then put the Questions on the outstanding estimates (Standing Order No. 55(1) and (2)).
Caroline Nokes Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)
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With the leave of the House, I will put the Questions on motions 3 to 8 together.