I have also looked at the statistics mentioned by the right hon. Gentleman, and he is absolutely right about the creative accounting. Even taking that into account, it seems impossible to reach the conclusion that we have ever spent as little as we currently spend on defence in comparison with our GDP.
Defence
Proceeding contribution from
Toby Perkins
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 11 January 2018.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Defence.
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