UK defence in 2025: Integrated air and missile defence
What air defence capabilities does the UK have to protect the UK homeland?

This debate pack has been compiled ahead of the Estimates Day debate on The Spending of the Ministry of Defence on Monday 26 February 2018.
The Spending of the Ministry of Defence (3 MB , PDF)
The debate pack looks at historic UK defence expenditure, the 2017/18 MOD Supplementary Estimates and future planned expenditure, the NATO 2% target, and the MOD Equipment Plan.
Links to press articles, Parliamentary Questions, debates, reports, and other Commons Library breifings are provided to inform debate.
The Spending of the Ministry of Defence (3 MB , PDF)
What air defence capabilities does the UK have to protect the UK homeland?
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.
This paper provides details and links for ministerial statements, urgent questions and parliamentary debates (from both Houses of Parliament) that cover international affairs and defence.