Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference paragraph 3.17 of the National Audit Office report publication entitled Optimising the Defence Estate, published 11 June 2022, what number of (a) personnel, (b) civil servants and (c) contractors are working on the Optimising the Defence Estate Portfolio as of 6 April 2023; and if he will publish the job description and number of staff working in each role on that portfolio.

The Defence Estate Portfolio employs 114 civil servants (which includes short-term temporary posts) and around 10 contractors working in core delivery posts.

The Department does not intend to publish job roles or descriptions.