Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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

The figures presented in this table represent the projected annual operating expenditure budget and forecast costs for the Electronic Warfare and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear team at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).

The Electronic Warfare and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear team forecast equipment costs by financial year is as follows:

The Electronic Warfare and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear team forecast operating costs by financial year is as follows:

Notes:

• It should be noted that the annual operating costs 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.