Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior responsible owner roles are vacant in his Department as of 15 April 2024.

The Senior Responsible Owner resourcing position is monitored at local levels with formal reporting at the end of each quarter. At 31 March 2024, all of our 50 Government Major Projects Portfolio programmes had a Senior Responsible Owner in place who was accountable for decisions and making progress against the delivery plan.

In three cases these positions were filled temporarily while recruitment action takes place.