Which department is responsible for the armed forces?

Which department is responsible for the armed forces?

• A. Ministry of Defence
• B. Ministry of Justice
• C. Department of Health and Social Care
• D. Department for Transport

Answer: (A)

The department that oversees the armed forces is the Ministry of Defence. This department is in charge of defence policy and runs the armed forces—Army, Navy, and Air Force—through budgeting, procurement, training, and personnel decisions. It provides civilian oversight of the military, with the Defence Secretary as the political head and a senior civil servant guiding day-to-day administration. The other departments serve different purposes: justice handles courts and corrections, health and social care covers health services, and transport looks after transportation policy and infrastructure.

The department that oversees the armed forces is the Ministry of Defence. This department is in charge of defence policy and runs the armed forces—Army, Navy, and Air Force—through budgeting, procurement, training, and personnel decisions. It provides civilian oversight of the military, with the Defence Secretary as the political head and a senior civil servant guiding day-to-day administration. The other departments serve different purposes: justice handles courts and corrections, health and social care covers health services, and transport looks after transportation policy and infrastructure.