Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16252

Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of his Department's capability to improve skills and resources in the civilian MOD while delivering a 10% reduction in civil service workforce costs by 2030.

Answer

Mr Calvin Bailey
The Ministry of Defence is committed to reducing Civil Service workforce costs by at least 10% by 2030, as set out in the Strategic Defence Review, while reshaping the workforce mix to ensure that people with the right skills are in the right roles. The D...

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