Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what efficiency targets he has set for the top level budget areas in his Department for each of the next three years.
The Department has a well-established and ambitious efficiency programme to ensure it protects key elements of its output. Each Top-Level Budget (TLB) area has an efficiency target that they are delivering as part of their overall budget settlement, set out below:
TLB Efficiencies (£million) | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | Total over next three years |
Army | 596 | 838 | 853 | 2,287 |
Air | 438 | 402 | 407 | 1,247 |
Navy | 477 | 417 | 447 | 1,341 |
UK Strat Com | 584 | 540 | 531 | 1,656 |
DNO | 270 | 324 | 254 | 847 |
DIO | 21 | 21 | 23 | 65 |
DE&S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Head Office | 21 | 20 | 23 | 65 |
Strategic Programmes | 188 | 161 | 117 | 466 |
Total | 2,595 | 2,724 | 2,656 | 7,975 |