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Armed Forces: Cost Effectiveness

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 1 July 2026UIN 13289

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference on 23 June 2026, what estimate he has made of savings.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, sets out some measures on how the Department will deliver £10.7 billion of efficiencies and savings alongside wider reforms to prioritisation, affordability and capability delivery.

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