Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 70705
Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 65 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what steps he is taking to reduce his Department's civil service costs by 2030.
Answer
Al CarnsThe ambition set out in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) is to reduce Civil Service-related costs by at least 10% by 2030. As part of the Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is one of the foundations of our Defence Investment Plan) we are developi...
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