defence, expenditure, pledge
Defence expenditure and the 2% pledge: the NATO 2% target
13 November 2015
The Defence Committee hold further evidence session into its inquiry on defence expenditure and the 2% pledge.
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- Defence Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 17 November 2015, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
At 11.30am
- Professor Julian Lindley-French, Senior Fellow, Institute of Statecraft
- Jonathan Parish, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, NATO
- General Sir Richard Shirreff KCB CBE, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Purpose of the session
This is the second session for this inquiry. Discussion will concentrate on the origin of the NATO 2% target on defence spending and its relevance to UK defence spending.
The Committee also explores the nature of expenditure included in this 2% figure and the relationship between the defence budget and capabilities.