Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the Fires, Infrastructure, and Manoeuvre Support Team at Defence Equipment and Support is for (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26.

The figures presented in this table represent the projected annual operating expenditure budget and forecast costs for the Fires, Infrastructure, and Manoeuvre Support (FIMS) delivery team at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).

The FIMS delivery team forecast equipment costs by financial year is as follows:

The FIMS delivery team forecast operating costs by financial year is as follows:

Notes:

• It should be noted that the annual operating costs budget for 2024-25 and beyond is not available.
• Due to the Operating Model work currently underway in DE&S, the current team structure is likely to change significantly, and we anticipate that the way that budgets are apportioned will also change.