Defence Equipment Plan 2020-2030

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Dec 2020 Closed: 17 May 2021 Parliament page
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) publishes a ten-year Equipment Plan report every year, setting out intended investment on equipment and support projects over the next 10 years. It assesses whether this is affordable within its future budget. The Plan includes equipment already in use, such as the Lightning II jets, … Read more
9 Recommendations
18 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
3 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 6 events
31 Aug
2021
Report published
29 Jun
2021
Correspondence
16 Mar
2021
Report published
1 Mar
2021
Correspondence
4 Feb
2021
Oral evidence
18 Jan
2021
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
4 Feb 2021
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Defence Equipment Plan 2020-2030
Air Marshall Richard Knighton · Ministry of Defence Charlie Pate · Ministry of Defence Sir Simon Bollom · Ministry of Defence Stephen Lovegrove · Ministry of Defence
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fiftieth Report - Defence Equipment Plan 2020–2030 HC 693 16 Mar 2021 27 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
8 Conclusion Not Addressed
Fiftieth Report - Defence Equipmen…
When asked if the financial problems with the Defence budget were ever likely to change,...
When asked if the financial problems with the Defence budget were ever likely to change, the Permanent Secretary pointed first to the Department not having a very good understanding of the drivers of inflation with defence projects. Second, and in … Read more
Government Response
The committee item was a conclusion detailing the Permanent Secretary's observations on budget difficulties and inherent flux, not a recommendation for action. The government's response, which states agreement with a 'recommendation' and outlines actions on cost inflation studies, does not address the substance of this specific conclusion.
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Government Response AI assessment · 27 of 9 classified
Accepted 22
Acknowledged 4
Not Addressed 1
Total 9 recs + 18 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
29 Jun 2021 Correspondence from David Williams, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, re follow up to 4th February PAC oral evidence session: Defence Equipment Plan 2020-2030, dated 22 June 2021
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1 Mar 2021 Correspondence from Sir Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, re Follow up questions to PAC hearing on 4 February, dated 26 February 2021
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18 Jan 2021 Correspondence from Sir Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, re EQUIPMENT PLAN 2020-2030: UPDATE ON AFFORDABILITY, dated 12 January 2021
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