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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(18 November 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been allocated from his Department's budget to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for (a) 2023/24, (b) 2024/25 and (c) 2025/26.

Asked by:
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative)

Answer

In Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) received a total of £53,670,871 from the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

In FY 2024-25, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is expected to receive a total of £56,545,358 from the MOD.

The MOD’s Defence Business Services pay an additional sum to the CWGC for the upkeep of non-World War One and World War Two Graves. The amounts paid are:

  • FY2023-24 - £2.45 million
  • FY2024-25 - £2.80 million

Additionally, FY2023-24 saw a one-off payment of £0.5 million to the CWGC for the maintenance of the British Normandy Memorial (covering the period April 2024 to March 2027).

The amounts to be paid to CWGC in FY2025-26 will be confirmed once the future Defence budget is known.


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