Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 21124, on Defence: Finance, what was the qualifying amount of NATO spending in 2025-26 in cash terms, and what proportion of (a) defence qualifying and (b) resilience and security qualifying, under the respective 3.5% and 1.5% NATO spending targets.

This Government is increasing defence spending. All NATO Allies routinely report their defence spending to NATO, who in turn publish the top level figures. The latest publication shows that in 2025 the UK spent £75,111 million, all of which is defence qualifying spend. The UK has met NATO's 1.5% defence and security-related spending target, as defined by NATO. The UK's spending total was reported into the NATO International Staff ahead of the NATO Summit in July, however these figures have not been published at this time.