I thank the hon. and gallant Gentleman for his question. The details of how the Secretary of State for Defence will spend his budget I will have to leave to the Secretary of State for Defence, but the Integrated Review Refresh sets out the broad parameters. The £5 billion brings us up to about 2.25% of GDP, which is well on track to that 2.5% commitment. As I have said, I will leave it to the Defence Secretary to give further details of the nature of that expenditure and the capabilities and equipment that it will cover.
Integrated Review Refresh
Proceeding contribution from
James Cleverly
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 March 2023.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Integrated Review Refresh.
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