Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

(asked on 14th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what efficiency targets he has set for the top level budget areas in his Department for each of the next three years.


Answered by
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 22nd November 2023

The Department has a well-established and ambitious efficiency programme to ensure it protects key elements of its output. Each Top-Level Budget (TLB) area has an efficiency target that they are delivering as part of their overall budget settlement, set out below:

TLB Efficiencies (£million)

2024-25

2025-26

2026-27

Total over next three years

Army

596

838

853

2,287

Air

438

402

407

1,247

Navy

477

417

447

1,341

UK Strat Com

584

540

531

1,656

DNO

270

324

254

847

DIO

21

21

23

65

DE&S

0

0

0

0

Head Office

21

20

23

65

Strategic Programmes

188

161

117

466

Total

2,595

2,724

2,656

7,975

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