Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department's priorities are aligned with the National Security Strategy 2025.

The Government's approach to national security is set out in the 2025 National Security Strategy. The Strategy set out that the shift to 5% of GDP on national security requires us to align our national security objectives and plans for economic growth, and that economic security is national security.

Following the publication of the Strategy the Government agreed an implementation framework to monitor progress over the course of this Parliament across all involved departments, including the Treasury. The framework is classified. Departmental delivery is overseen by the National Security Council.