A question on #Defence #Finance tabled by Ben Obese-Jecty on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Darren Jones.

Heading: Defence: Finance
Question ID: 1814189
UIN: 61054
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 5089
Asking Member display name: Ben Obese-Jecty
Asking Member handle: BenObeseJecty
Asking Member Twitter reference: @BenObeseJecty
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her definition of NATO-qualifying defence expenditure is.
Is named day: true
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Date answered: 2025-06-23
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4621
Answering Member display name: Darren Jones
Answering Member handle: darrenpjones
Answering Member Twitter reference: @darrenpjones
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Answer text: NATO has a common definition of defence expenditure which is agreed by all NATO Allies. A full definition can be found here: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm
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Answering body ID: 14
Answering body name: Treasury
Tweeted: true