Fifty-Second Report - Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan 2021–31

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 1164 11 May 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 33 items (11 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 33 of 33 classified)
Accepted 10
Acknowledged 18
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 1
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifty Second report from Session 2021-22 · published 2 Sep 2022
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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16 Conclusion Rejected
We considered the Department’s controls over the costs of the Plan’s largest programmes, in particular...
Conclusion
We considered the Department’s controls over the costs of the Plan’s largest programmes, in particular the nuclear projects such as Dreadnought submarines and the replacement Warhead programme. As the NAO notes, nuclear projects amount to about £60 billion in the … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government explicitly disagrees with the committee's conclusion regarding controls over nuclear project costs. It defends its transparency, existing scrutiny of Dreadnought contingency funds with HM Treasury, and outlines ongoing work to provide cost estimates for the Replacement Warhead programme.
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