The UK Armed Forces have sufficient Readiness for operations—they can carry out standing operations and contingent commitments. However, the breadth of their commitments is having an inevitable impact, in terms of budget requirements, subsequent constraints on training and the retention of personnel. It also appears to be delaying the development of warfighting readiness.

The UK Armed Forces have sufficient Readiness for operations—they can carry out standing operations and contingent commitments. However, the breadth of their commitments is having an inevitable impact, in terms of budget requirements, subsequent constraints on training and the retention of personnel. It also appears to be delaying the development of warfighting readiness. Type: conclusion | Number: 110 | Response status: accepted Government response: On 18th July the Government published the Defence Command Paper 2023 (DCP23). This mid-cycle refresh was needed given the evolving threat picture, the increase in the MOD’s budget, now over £50 billion a year for the first time and next year we expect it to rise to around £55.6bn, and the publicatio