Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 101 of the publication entitled Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022–23, what outcomes his Department plans to achieve from the development of whole force people data analytics solutions.

The Ministry of Defence has spent a total of £300,000 on a whole force workforce people data project. The development of whole force data analytics will support the development of the strategic workforce planning capability. It will enable us to better understand and manage the Defence workforce to ensure we have the right people, at the right time, in the right location to deliver Defence outputs.