Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, published on 16 January 2025, what progress has been made with the MODnet Evolve programme since 31 March 2024.

Significant progress has been made on the MODNET Evolve programme since 31 March 2024, when the programme was rated Red.

The development of the next generation MODNET Official service is nearing completion, and rollout of the new service to MOD’s 200,000 users worldwide will commence in June 2025.

The new Managed Print Service has been rolled out to over 90% of sites worldwide, with the remainder due for completion this year.

The contract for the MODNET Secret service was awarded in December 2024 with all 17,000 users transitioning to the new service by June 2025.

All contracts deliver considerable cost savings to defence, enhance the quality of service to users, and ensure MOD has a modern ICT infrastructure that aligns to the Department’s need.

In April 2024, the IPA’s formal review of the programme recognised the considerable progress and improved the rating to Amber.