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Armed Forces: Training

Asked by Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 October 2024UIN 9115

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department plans to provide for training in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) British Army and (c) Royal Air Force in the 2024-25 financial year.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Department has interpreted funding for training to mean funding for direct training exercises only. This includes Phase 1 (basic training) and Phase 2 (initial training) costs. The final outturn for FY2023-24 is below and the equivalent for the current financial year will be released in due course.

(a) Royal Navy: £89 million

(b) British Army: £105 million

(c) Royal Air Force: £131 million

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