Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2023 to Question 200792 on Defence Equipment & Support: Industrial Disputes, what the cost was of moving personnel to the Beith Defence Equipment & Support site during this year’s industrial action.

The cost of bringing qualified Defence Munitions personnel from other Defence Munition sites to continue to support continued operations during the industrial action was c. £32,500.

This cost represents less than 20% of the total reduction in paybill that resulted from the unpaid days from those taking industrial action.