Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual running cost is of a (a) standard and (b) logistics brigade.

There is no 'standard' brigade however, we can provide running costs for a cross section of the Army's capability in financial year 2021-22. The workforce and activity costs to maintain the following brigades at routine levels of readiness, and at full strength, are as follows:

4th Infantry Brigade (to become 4th Light Brigade Combat Team) (which does not include Engineers or Artillery) costs c£140 million p.a.

20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (including attached Engineers and Artillery) costs c£300 million p.a.

102 Logistic Brigade's costs are similar to that of a light brigade at c£150 million p.a.

These figures are inclusive of pay and operating costs (fuel, rations, travel and ammunition) however, due to the way in which the Army measures and forecasts its spend, it has not been possible to include infrastructure, utilities and equipment running costs at brigade level.