Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the (1) proportion, and (2) absolute value, of Ministry of Defence spend on procurement of goods and services that were denominated in dollars for 2021–22; and what is anticipated for 2022–23.

For financial year (FY) 2021-22, the Departmental spend on the procurement of goods and services in dollars was around USD$5.3 billion, which is approximately 8.4% of the total £46 billion Defence budget. For FY 2022-23, the Department does not routinely release forecast spending figures.