Ministry of Defence (MOD)
Table 2.7: Ministry of Defence
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£ billion
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2019-20
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2020-21
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Total DEL excluding
depreciation (1)
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39.5
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41.3
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1 Total DEL is used
as an input to calculate the government commitments to grow
the defence budget by 0.5% and to spend 2%
of GDP on defence.
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The Ministry of Defence settlement ensures the government will
continue to exceed its commitment to grow the defence budget by
0.5% in real terms, with a real terms increase of 2.6% from
2019-20 to 2020-21. It also means the UK is continuing to exceed its
commitment to NATO, further
increasing the proportion of forecasted GDPspend on defence above
2%.
The settlement makes available £2.2 billion of additional
funding, comprising of:
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up to an additional £1.2 billion to ensure
the UK’s world-class
Armed Forces can continue to modernise, meet ever-changing
threats and continue to protect the country’s national
security. This includes prioritising key capabilities such as
cyber, shipbuilding and the nuclear deterrent;
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£700 million to address the increased cost of employer
pension contributions;
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up to £7 million to finalise construction of the British
Normandy Memorial; and
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a further £300 million in 2019-20 to press on with funding
priority capability programmes.
