Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 99882
Met Office: Finance
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Neil O'Brien
Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the DSIT Main Estimate memoranda for the years 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026, for what reason there has been an increase in the capital spending allocated to the Met O
Answer
Ian MurrayThe movement in capital spending allocated to the Met Office reflected the latest plans for the delivery of the new supercomputer milestones.