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Defence: Procurement

Commons · Question 114707 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of procurement programmes that were cancelled from (a) May 1997 to May 2010, (b) May 2010 to May 2015, (c) May 2015 to July 2024 and (d) July

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 2 Mar 2026

As would be expected of any responsible organisation, the Ministry of Defence regularly reviews its programmes and assets to determine how best to meet future threats including taking appropriate action to address changes.Prior to 1999-2000, the Departmen...