Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 3741 on Defence: Expenditure, how many additional documents have been included for consideration in Ministerial boxes as a result of changed thresholds for ministerial budgetary sign off since July 2024.

Over the last four months, Ministers have reviewed all proposed Departmental spending that exceeds the approval thresholds. These decisions are consolidated into a holistic submission for Ministers, with an average of one a week.