Defence
(asked on 10th March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of the defence budget.
This question was answered on 16th March 2015
The core Defence budget for 2014-15 is £34 billion. The expected budget for 2015-16 is also £34 billion.
Decisions for 2016-17 and beyond will be a matter for the next Spending Review. However, the Ministry of Defence is planning on an annual 1% real terms increase in spending on defence equipment in this period.