Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 43441
Armed Forces: Finance
Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025
Question
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative — Central Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether capital departmental expenditure by his Department can fund an expansion in the size of the armed forces; and how much and what proportion of the additional defence expenditure announced at the Spring Sta
Answer
Luke PollardAny expansion in the size of the Armed Forces would predominantly result in an increase to resource spending rather than capital spending. However, the capitalisation of workforce costs directly employed in bringing a capital asset into service is allowed...
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