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Point of Order
Thursday 21st January 2021

(3 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The hon. Member for South Norfolk, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, was asked—
Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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What the planned timescale is for a response by the Government to the NAO report findings on the Ministry of Defence's equipment plan 2020 to 2030, published on 12 January 2021.

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The National Audit Office produced an important report examining the Ministry of Defence’s assessment of the affordability of the equipment plan for 2020 to 2030 and the management of equipment expenditure. It is the latest annual update on the financial pressures that the Ministry of Defence faces in developing its military capabilities. The Government will respond to the expected Public Accounts Committee report on the subject after it is published.

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In its devastating report, the NAO finds that the equipment plan

“remains unaffordable for the fourth successive year”,

that the budget gap is between £7 billion and £17 billion and that the MOD

“continues to make over-optimistic and inconsistent judgements when forecasting costs.”

What specific parliamentary scrutiny would my hon. Friend encourage to force the Government to address these very serious issues?

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