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Met Office: Finance

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 18 December 2025UIN 99882

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the DSIT Main Estimate memoranda for the years 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026, for what reason there has been an increase in the capital spending allocated to the Met O

Answered by Ian Murray

The movement in capital spending allocated to the Met Office reflected the latest plans for the delivery of the new supercomputer milestones.

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