32nd Report - The Future of the Equipment Plan

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 716 20 June 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 33 items (2 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 33 of 33 classified)
Accepted 26
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Rejected 5
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Thirty-second report from Session 2024-26 · published 16 Sep 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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24 Conclusion Acknowledged
Department is still determining investment priorities for increased defence spending until late 2025.
Conclusion
In March 2025, the government announced that it will increase defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product from April 2027.48 However, the Department told us it is only midway through the process of deciding how to invest the additional … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged the increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP from April 2027.
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