Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget for the weapons engineering team at Defence Equipment and Support is in the (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 financial year.

The figures below represent the projected annual operating expenditure budget and forecast costs for the weapons engineering delivery team at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).

The weapons engineering delivery team budget and forecast costs on equipment costs by financial year is as follows:

The weapons engineering delivery team budget and forecast costs on operating costs by financial year is as follows:

Notes:

• It should be noted that the annual 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.