Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 11 September 2023 to Question 197994 on Armed Forces: Weapons, how much and what proportion of the funding will be allocated towards procurement programmes; and if he will list the specific programmes this funding has been allocated.

The £1.95 billion referred to in the Integrated Review Refresh is not exclusively for the purpose of replenishing stockpiles. It also includes spending allocated for wider resilience such as, but not limited to, improving the resilience of infrastructure and medical stores.

In regards to as to how the £1.95 billion figure is being allocated, I refer the right hon. Member to my previous answer on the 21 November 2023. The funding is still subject to contract and I will write to the right hon. Member in due course once the position has changed.