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Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 December 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence Equipment & Support: Pay

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary bill was for Defence Equipment and Support in 2024-25.

Answer

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) salary information is detailed in the DE&S Annual Report and Accounts (ARAC), which is published annually on the GOV.UK website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-equipment-support-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025

The total salary costs for 2024-25 were £583 million, as noted on page 94 of the 2024-25 ARAC.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
98375
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Expenditure Pay Defence Equipment & Support
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk