Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Monday 12th May 2014

(9 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I have been saving up the hon. Member for Kettering (Mr Hollobone) as a favoured delicacy of the House.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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Is there any evidence that the recent developments in Ukraine are impressing upon all of our NATO allies the importance of spending at least 2% of their GDP on defence?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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I assure my hon. Friend that the question of the levels of defence spending among NATO allies and commitments to future defence spending will be an important theme at the NATO summit in Wales later this year.