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Ministers said the Ministry of Defence will publish a defence investment plan before the NATO summit in Ankara, but opposition MPs questioned where the money will come from and whether the Treasury is doing enough to close a reported £28 billion gap by 2030. Reeves said Labour is delivering the biggest rise in defence spending since the end of the cold war, backed by cuts to overseas aid and work with NATO allies on shared equipment funding.

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MPs argued over whether ministers are moving fast enough to rebuild the armed forces and meet rising threats from Russia and other hostile states. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats pressed for defence spending to rise to at least 3% of GDP and for a clear funding plan, while Labour said spending is already rising, recruitment and morale are improving, and the defence investment plan will be published before the NATO summit in Ankara. The main dispute was how quickly Britain should rearm and what, if anything, should be cut or rebalanced to pay for it.

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MPs questioned whether the service pupil premium and special needs system are doing enough for children whose education is disrupted by armed forces postings, with the Minister promising continued work with the Ministry of Defence, a visit to a garrison, and further consultation on reforms to make support easier to transfer.

Luke Pollard told MPs he had been wrong to say on 15 June that the Defence Secretary could not answer an urgent question because he was still with the King; he confirmed the Defence Secretary had already returned to London, and the correction was formally recorded.

The Commons debated an Armed Forces Bill covering accommodation, reservist recall, military justice and the armed forces covenant, with MPs seeking clearer commitments on decent housing, visa costs for Commonwealth and Gurkha families, support for mobile service children and veterans, and a delayed defence investment plan ahead of the 7 July NATO summit.

Peers challenged the Government over the late Defence Investment Plan, warning that unclear funding could squeeze aid and UK industry; the Minister said the plan is being finalised, defence spending is rising to £73.5 billion by 2028-29, and the UK remains committed to NATO’s 3.5% of GDP target by 2035.

Defence minister Luke Pollard said a fully funded Defence Investment Plan will be published before the NATO summit, covering equipment, housing, sites and personnel, but MPs questioned whether the package is enough to deliver the Strategic Defence Review, reassure industry and avoid gaps in major programmes such as the Global Combat Air Programme.

Dr Al Pinkerton questioned whether a major defence investment announcement should be made outside the Commons while Parliament is not sitting; Judith Cummins said major policy announcements should come to Parliament first when possible, and MPs should be able to question Ministers in the Chamber as soon as possible if that does not happen.

MPs discussed the impact of the Scottish defence growth deal, with Labour saying the £50 million package will support jobs, skills and growth, including £10 million for innovation facilities on the Clyde and in Rosyth. The exchange also pressed for support for Scottish yards such as Methil, after it delivered the Seahorse pontoon early and on budget, but no further decision was announced.

At Prime Minister’s Questions, MPs pressed Sir Keir Starmer on when the government will publish its promised defence investment plan and how it will be paid for, while also raising violence in Northern Ireland, online harms to children, workplace suicide prevention, sewage flooding and pressures on the NHS. Starmer promised the defence plan would be set out soon and backed wider use of suicide-prevention guidance, but most of the other issues were left unresolved.

The Commons urgent question focused on when the defence investment plan will appear, whether it will be fully funded and whether MPs will get to scrutinise it first. Ministers said it will be published before the NATO summit and will cover equipment, people, housing, infrastructure and reform, while MPs from all parties argued the delay is leaving the armed forces, industry and allies in uncertainty.