{"value":{"id":1817779,"askingMemberId":5100,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-06-30T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-07-02T00:00:00","uin":"63752","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on spending 5% of gross national income on defence.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":483,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-07-07T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Secretary of State for Defence has regular engagements with the US Secretary of Defense where they discuss a range of topics including defence spending. At the Hague Summit, Allies committed to investing 5% of GDP annually on defence and security, which will build an Alliance that is stronger, fairer and more lethal than ever before.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Defence: Finance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1817779","method":"GET"}]}