Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill — Second Reading — 23 Oct 2015 at 13:45
The majority of MPs voted for the United Kingdom to spend at least 2% of its gross domestic product on defence.
MPs were considering the Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill[1]
The motion approved by the majority of MPs taking part in the vote was:
- That the Bill be now read a Second time.
Approval of this motion by the majority of MPs meant the Bill could continue on its path to becoming law.
The 2015-16 budget[2] contained a £45 billion allocation for defence. The UK GDP for 2014 was 2,945.146 billion dollars[3], or about 1950 billion pounds, so defence spending was already at 2.3%
All Votes Cast - sorted by name
MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party are marked in red. Also shows which MPs were ministers at the time of this vote. You can also see every eligible MP including those who did not vote in this division.
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bone | Wellingborough | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Fiona Bruce | Congleton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Davies | Shipley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jackie Doyle-Price | Thurrock | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Kevin Foster | Torbay | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| George Hollingbery | Meon Valley | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Philip Hollobone | Kettering | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Adam Holloway | Gravesham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con | aye |
| David Jones | Clwyd West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tania Mathias | Twickenham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Caroline Nokes | Romsey and Southampton North | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Pursglove | Corby | Con | aye |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Antoinette Sandbach | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Stewart | Beckenham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con | aye |