Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all MOD programmes whose progress is currently measured using Minimum Deployable Capability.

While the department does not maintain a central list of MOD programmes whose progress is currently measured using Minimum Deployable Capability, it is an established approach in use by programmes using spiral acquisition. Examples include the Mine Hunting Capability programme and the Land Mobility Programme.

Minimum Deployable Capability is not a specific measurement that is the same across all capabilities. It is defined on a case-by-case basis as a capability, including elements such as training, doctrine and support, that is usefully deployable and is expected to be updated via spiral development through life.