The Future of the Equipment Plan

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 26 Mar 2025 Closed: 21 Aug 2025 Parliament page
Historically, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published an annual Equipment Plan, where it sets out its spending plans on equipment procurement and support projects over the next decade to keep the nation secure. The Government revealed in 2024 that an Equipment Plan for that year would not be published, … Read more
2 Recommendations
31 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
3 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 7 events
1 Dec
2025
Correspondence
24 Nov
2025
Correspondence
16 Sep
2025
Report published
20 Jun
2025
Report published
19 May
2025
Correspondence
28 Apr
2025
Oral evidence
28 Apr
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
28 Apr 2025
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Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC · Ministry of Defence Andy Start · Ministry of Defence David Williams CB · Ministry of Defence Madelaine McTernan CB · Ministry of Defence
Title HC No. Published Items Response
32nd Report - The Future of the Equipment Plan HC 716 20 Jun 2025 33 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
24 Conclusion Acknowledged
32nd Report - The Future of the Eq…
Department is still determining investment priorities for increased defence spending until late 2025.
In March 2025, the government announced that it will increase defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product from April 2027.48 However, the Department told us it is only midway through the process of deciding how to invest the additional … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged the increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP from April 2027.
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Government Response AI assessment · 33 of 2 classified
Accepted 26
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Rejected 5
Total 2 recs + 31 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
1 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence relating to recommendations of the Committee’s Report on The Future of the Equipment Plan, 20 November 2025
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24 Nov 2025 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence relating to the MoD’s Equipment Plan 2023-2033, 20 November 2025
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19 May 2025 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence relating to the Future of the Defence Equipment Plan, 13 May 2025
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