Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to The Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer, published on 30 June 2026, if he can confirm whether his department is required to contribute to the funding laid out under line 5, “Reduce departmental capital budgets by one per cent”.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is required to contribute to the funding as laid out.