Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 70711

Armed Forces: Automation

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 14 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) military and (b) civilian roles his Department expects to cut as a result of automating at least 20% of

Answer

Al Carns
The Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is one of the foundations of our Defence Investment Plan) to be published in the autumn, will include several initiatives that will deliver automation across Human Resources, Finance and Commercial functions. ...
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