has been successful. mr initial assessment that says that has been successful.— has been successful. mr deputy seaker, has been successful. mr deputy speaker. the — has been successful. mr deputy speaker, the foreign _ has been successful. mr deputy speaker, the foreign secretary| has been successful. mr deputy - speaker, the foreign secretary said over the weekend that the word is in the most dangerous position it has beenin the most dangerous position it has been in decades. the uk has seen military deployments in ukraine, kosovo, guyana and now the red sea. it is absolutely crucial to ensure that our armed forces have the appropriate support and resources they need. the prime minister said they need. the prime minister said the government is committed to an aspiration of 2.5% spending on defence. an aspiration. when does the prime minister see that aspiration becoming a reality and with the government now further look at increasing that to 3% in line with the foreign secretary's statement of the weekend that the word is in the most dangerous situation it has been a decades. mr speaker, we have been investing in anticipation that the threats were increasing and that is why in the last spending review the defence department received £24 billion cash increase, the largest since the end of the gulf war and since then we've