ISIL must be defeated both in Iraq and Syria. This will take time and patience but it is a fight we must win. We are also clear that it cannot be achieved by military action alone which is why the UK supports inclusive governance in Iraq and political transition in Syria.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Earl Howe"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-07-07T16:05:34.347Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-07-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Iraq: Armed Conflict"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what assessment they have made of whether driving Daesh out of Iraq would be a final military victory.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3834", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord West of Spithead"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord West of Spithead"} ], "uin" : "HL998"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/386890", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/386890/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The UK has, and continues to face, a broad range of complex threats both at home and abroad.<\/p>
The table below shows the proportion of gross domestic product that the UK has spent on defence each year since 1985. This data is published annually by NATO as part of its Defence Expenditure publications.<\/p>
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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Percentage of GDP spent on Defence<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1985<\/p><\/td> 5.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1986<\/p><\/td> 4.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1987<\/p><\/td> 4.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1988<\/p><\/td> 3.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1989<\/p><\/td> 4.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1990<\/p><\/td> 4.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1991<\/p><\/td> 4.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1992<\/p><\/td> 3.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> 1993<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1994<\/p><\/td> 3.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1995<\/p><\/td> 3.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1996<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/p><\/td> 2.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1998<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 2.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 2.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government over what periods in the last 30 years there has been a threat to the existence of the United Kingdom; and what was the average percentage of gross domestic product spent on defence in each of those years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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