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Produce detailed breakdown of budget allocations for replenishing and increasing military stockpiles.

Recommendation
The commitments made to replenish and increase stockpiles made since the 2022 Autumn Budget have all been welcome. The question remains whether this is anywhere near enough to meet the potential threats we face. It is therefore disturbing to hear that the £1.95 billion awarded as part of the Spring 2023 Budget may instead be used to meet budget shortfalls. We recommend that the MOD reconsider further delaying its ability to regenerate warfighting resilience in this manner. We further recommend that the MOD produce a breakdown of the allocation of the awards from the Autumn 2022 and Spring 2023 Budgets to provide clarity as to how much is allocated in practice in support of replenishing and increasing stockpiles.
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 25 April 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Defence
Timeline
Recommendation age 2.6 yrs
Report published 04 Feb 2024