Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 70706
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, whether it is his policy to reduce his Department's civil service costs by at least 10% 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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