Ministry of Defence: Operating Costs
(asked on 18th November 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will disclose the total figure in monetary terms that his Department will spend on day-to-day costs in the (a) current financial year and (b) next financial year.
This question was answered on 26th November 2025
The MOD's day to day spending is reflected in its Resource Departmental Expenditure Limits (RDEL).
The MOD's RDEL planned settlements for 2025-26 and 2026-27 have been set out as part of the Spending Review. These were £38.6 billion for 2025-26 and £39.6 billion for 2026-27.