Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 57136

Defence: Cost Effectiveness

Tabled: 3 June 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Named Day

Question

David Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to achieve £6 billion in new efficiencies within the defence budget during this parliament; and what the sources of these will be.

Answer

Maria Eagle

As set out in the SDR, we have identified £6 billion of new savings over the course of this Parliament, through efficiency and productivity savings, civilian workforce changes, structural simplification and contractual efficiencies.Alongside the Defence I...

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