National Security: Expenditure

(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source
Questioner
Mike Wood Portrait
Mike Wood
(Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office, Annual report and accounts 2025-26, HC 602, 14 September 2026, p.143, what the reason was for the underspend on national security programmes in 2025-26.

Answered by
Dan Jarvis Portrait
Dan Jarvis
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 20th October 2026

The underspend on national security programmes in 2025-26 was due to adjustments to project delivery schedules, leading to a variance against the allocated budget.

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