Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 46189

Defence Equipment: Finance

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's amortisation process is for (a) aircraft, (b) ships, (c) vehicles and (d) armour.

Answer

Maria Eagle
All assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their useful economic life, other than some capital spares which use the diminishing balance depreciation method.