Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 43582

Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants

Tabled: 2 April 2025

Answered: 7 April 2025

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2025 on Defence Reform, HCWS 573, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his proposed Departmental reforms on the number of civil s

Answer

Maria Eagle

We are undertaking the biggest UK defence reforms for more than 50 years, including building an Armed Forces and Defence Civil Service workforce which will be more skilled, agile and which better exploits technology. This means tackling bureaucracy and st...

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