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  Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill - Second Reading
  
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  @ MP voted aye for the UK to spend at least 2% of its gross domestic product on defence.
  @ MP voted aye against the UK spending at least 2% of its gross domestic product on defence.
  
  The majority of MPs voted for the United Kingdom to spend at least 2% of its gross domestic product on defence.
  
  MPs were considering the Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill[1]
  
  The motion approved by the majority of MPs taking part in the vote was:
  : That the Bill be now read a Second time.
  
  Approval of this motion by the majority of MPs meant the Bill could continue on its path to becoming law.
  
  The 2015-16 budget[2] contained a Â£45 billion allocation for defence. The UK GDP for 2014 was 2,945.146 billion dollars[3], or about 1950 billion pounds, so defence spending was already at 2.3%
  
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/defenceexpenditurenatotarget.html Parliament's webpage on the Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill]
  * [2] [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443232/50325_Summer_Budget_15_Web_Accessible.pdf Budget papers for 2015-16] 
  * [3] [https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=23&pr.y=9&sy=2014&ey=2014&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=512%2C668%2C914%2C672%2C612%2C946%2C614%2C137%2C311%2C962%2C213%2C674%2C911%2C676%2C193%2C548%2C122%2C556%2C912%2C678%2C313%2C181%2C419%2C867%2C513%2C682%2C316%2C684%2C913%2C273%2C124%2C868%2C339%2C921%2C638%2C948%2C514%2C943%2C218%2C686%2C963%2C688%2C616%2C518%2C223%2C728%2C516%2C558%2C918%2C138%2C748%2C196%2C618%2C278%2C624%2C692%2C522%2C694%2C622%2C142%2C156%2C449%2C626%2C564%2C628%2C565%2C228%2C283%2C924%2C853%2C233%2C288%2C632%2C293%2C636%2C566%2C634%2C964%2C238%2C182%2C662%2C453%2C960%2C968%2C423%2C922%2C935%2C714%2C128%2C862%2C611%2C135%2C321%2C716%2C243%2C456%2C248%2C722%2C469%2C942%2C253%2C718%2C642%2C724%2C643%2C576%2C939%2C936%2C644%2C961%2C819%2C813%2C172%2C199%2C132%2C733%2C646%2C184%2C648%2C524%2C915%2C361%2C134%2C362%2C652%2C364%2C174%2C732%2C328%2C366%2C258%2C734%2C656%2C144%2C654%2C146%2C336%2C463%2C263%2C528%2C268%2C923%2C532%2C738%2C944%2C578%2C176%2C537%2C534%2C742%2C536%2C866%2C429%2C369%2C433%2C744%2C178%2C186%2C436%2C925%2C136%2C869%2C343%2C746%2C158%2C926%2C439%2C466%2C916%2C112%2C664%2C111%2C826%2C298%2C542%2C927%2C967%2C846%2C443%2C299%2C917%2C582%2C544%2C474%2C941%2C754%2C446%2C698%2C666&s=NGDPD&grp=0&a=#cs58 IMF GDP estimates for 2014]
  
  
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