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Ministry of Defence Votes A Annual Estimate 2025-26.

Written ministerial statementMade by John HealeySecretary of State for DefenceMinistry of DefenceHCWS438

The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2025-26, has been laid before the House of Commons on 11 February 2025 as HC638. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each Service in the Armed Forces during Financial Year 2025-26.

These numbers do not constitute the strength of the Armed Forces, which is published separately in the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics.

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