Ministry of Defence: Cost Effectiveness

(asked on 17th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2021 to Question 143686, what further progress has been made on establishing a unit to ensure that his Department secures value for money from the defence spending settlement.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 22nd March 2021

The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Approach to Investment Decisions (MAID) introduced changes to our approvals programmes including adopting the Treasury Green Book 3 Stage Approvals process for all Defence Investment Decisions; placing the Senior Responsible Owner-led programme at the heart of our approach and introducing the Strategic Outline case to promote early engagement and decision making.

We intend to strengthen our mechanisms to challenge delivery and drive value for money. We will report the value gained from this investment through the Government’s planning and performance framework, which will measure progress towards delivering the MOD’s priority outcomes.

Separately, we are also establishing the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge to ensure that we keep pace with the rapidly evolving threats we face and ensure that our strategy and force structure delivers sustained strategic advantage for the UK.

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