Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 108700 on Strategic Defence Review, how much will be spent on Defence in the next Parliament.

The Government has set a clear ambition to spend 3% in the next Parliament as fiscal and economic conditions allow.

The Ministry of Defence's settlement over the next Parliament has not been decided and will be considered as part of future Spending Reviews.