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Defence spending

When asked about defence spending, the Prime Minister鈥檚 Official Spokesman (PMOS) reiterated that the UK does meet the 2% target. He highlighted the 10-year investment of over 拢150 billion for defence equipment, and when asked about spending from 2016 he added that it would be for a future spending review to set budgets for 2016-17 and onwards.

Economy

When asked about the economy, the PMOS said that the Chancellor and Treasury had already highlighted that the OECD strongly supported the long-term economic plan. He said that recent data on public finances, employment and wage growth in relation to the current inflation rate clearly spoke for themselves in demonstrating why the long-term economic plan was working and why the UK needed to stick to that plan.

Parliamentary language

When asked about the conduct of MPs in the House, the PMOS said that there were long-standing rules about parliamentary language and that the Speaker monitored this.

Support for Ukraine

When asked about the situation in Ukraine, the PMOS said the Prime Minister had set out clearly the UK鈥檚 support for President Poroshenko and his government, and his aim of achieving a diplomatic solution. He said this could be seen in the announcements made on training support, an additional 拢15 million of humanitarian assistance, and economic support through the IMF. He said all of these things underlined the government鈥檚 determination to support the Ukraine鈥檚 democratically-elected government.