Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on the Future Sensing programme at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in each financial year since 2019-20.

Dstl works with industry, academia and Government to make sure the UK has the right defence science and technology capabilities, and to deliver work for our customers in the Ministry of Defence and the rest of Government.

Dstl provides summary information on its Science and Technology Programmes on its website to inform the public of the nature of the work it is undertaking. Detailed Programme costs cannot be provided in the interests of National Security.