Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of plugging the £4.7 billion gap in the Defence Investment Plan, to be funded in the next budget.

The £15 billion Defence Investment Plan uplift will take NATO-qualifying defence spending to 2.7% of GDP in 2027-28. This is primarily funded by reallocating £10.3 billion across government, with £4.7 billion to be confirmed at Budget 2026.

At the next Spending Review the Government will set out a clear path to meet its 3.5 per cent NATO target in 2035 and will set a target date to hit 3 per cent on that path.