questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his timetable for reaching 2.5% GDP of expenditure on defence on the Astute Class submarine programme.
answerText: The Government is totally committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence as soon as possible. The Government will set out a clear path to 2.5% at a future fiscal event. As set out in the Terms of Reference for the Strategic Defence Review, the UK is committ...
heading: Defence: Expenditure