Ministry of Defence: Departmental Expenditure Limits
Commons · Question 99482 · Tabled 12 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Derek Twigg
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the underspend and overspend was for (a) Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit and (b) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit for the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) Army and (iii) RAF as at 1 November 2025.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 17 Dec 2025
Following Defence Reform, the Capital and Resource Expenditure Limits for the front line commands are managed across the Military Strategic Headquarters instead of individually. The Ministry of Defence applies controls and routine financial management to ...