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Reserve Forces: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned breakdown is of the £4.2 billion allocated to Reserves in the Defence Investment Plan by (a) service and (b) financial year, for each year between 2026/27 and 2029/30.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
27 Jul 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned breakdown is of the £4.2 billion allocated to Reserves in the Defence Investment Plan by (a) service and (b) financial year, for each year between 2026/27 and 2029/30.

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Defence Investment Plan has set out how we will be investing over £76 billion on people and veterans over the next four years, including £4.2 billion on the reserves. Individual annual settlements will be subject to planning cycles.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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