Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 16252

Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal Democrat — Lewes

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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