00:00If people cast their mind back to the summer they will recall there was a 5
00:05billion funding shortfall in the defence investment plan and that's the here and
00:10now that I've had to focus on with the Chancellor and he has confirmed today to
00:15the Commons that the defence investment plan is fully funded and that we are now
00:22on a path to meet our NATO commitments such that the Secretary General of NATO
00:27has today recognized that and has praised the UK for the clarity of course we
00:34can't do everything in this single budget we've taken big decisions to support 20
00:41million households 70,000 businesses these are not small commitments but we've done
00:48this budget within the constraints of a very challenging international situation
00:53with all of the implications that has had for for finances back at home
