Ministry of Defence: Operating Costs
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will disclose the total figure in monetary terms that his Department will spend on day-to-day costs in the (a) current financial year and (b) next financial year.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The MOD's day to day spending is reflected in its Resource Departmental Expenditure Limits (RDEL).
The MOD's RDEL planned settlements for 2025-26 and 2026-27 have been set out as part of the Spending Review. These were £38.6 billion for 2025-26 and £39.6 billion for 2026-27.
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