Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in the US on levels of defence spending by the UK.

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State met with Secretary Hegseth on 12 February. He explained that the UK has consistently met the 2% of GDP NATO Defence spending target and that we are also advocating for other NATO Allies to meet and surpass the target. The UK has already increased funding for defence this year by £3 billion and will set out the pathway to 2.5% this Spring.