Army: Training

(asked on 15th January 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Army training budget was in each year since 2010.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 20th January 2025

The Department has interpreted training to mean the budget for direct training exercises only. This includes Phase 1 (basic training) and Phase 2 (initial training) costs.

The below table highlights the Army’s budget for training between financial years (FY)2018-19 and 2023-24. As a result of changes in accounting practices, it is not possible to provide figures for the entire period requested.

Year

FY2018-19

FY2019-20

FY2020-21

FY2021-22

FY2022-23

FY2023-24

Total

£90.998 million

£95.057 million

£93.499 million

£91.225 million

£98.883 million

£104.749 million

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