| Heading: |
Defence: Cost Effectiveness |
| Question ID: |
1808947 |
| UIN: |
57136 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5347 |
| Asking Member display name: |
David Reed
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
David Reed
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to achieve £6 billion in new efficiencies within the defence budget during this parliament; and what the sources of these will be. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Answer text: |
As set out in the SDR, we have identified £6 billion of new savings over the course of this Parliament, through efficiency and productivity savings, civilian workforce changes, structural simplification and contractual efficiencies.Alongside the Defence I... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |