Twenty-Third Report - Delivering carrier strike

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 684 13 November 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 27 items (17 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 27 of 27 classified)
Accepted 21
Accepted in Part 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 4
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty-third report from Session 2019-21 · published 4 Feb 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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2 Recommendation Not Addressed
There remains considerable uncertainty over the Department’s future ambitions for Carrier Strike.
Recommendation
There remains considerable uncertainty over the Department’s future ambitions for Carrier Strike. The government is re-assessing its defence priorities in the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy (the Review), which it is due to publish in November … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government response is entirely unrelated to the committee's recommendation, discussing the Towns Fund and Levelling Up Fund instead of Carrier Strike and defence ambitions.
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4 Recommendation Not Addressed
The value for money of the investment in the carriers will be significantly reduced if...
Recommendation
The value for money of the investment in the carriers will be significantly reduced if the UK cannot afford enough aircraft to sustain operations over the carriers’ service life. The Department acknowledges that it will need more than the 48 … Read more
Government Response Summary
The response does not address the recommendation to provide a detailed breakdown of Lightning II expenditure and whole life costs, including additional costs for buying more than 48 jets, instead discussing an unrelated fund and monitoring process.
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1 Conclusion Not Addressed
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Ministry of Defence (the Department) on its progress in developing Carrier Strike and the steps it still needs to take to achieve its … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government response is entirely unrelated to the committee's item, discussing the Department for International Trade and Towns Fund instead of the Ministry of Defence and Carrier Strike.
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16 Conclusion Not Addressed
The Department said that if it is to deploy one carrier at a time it...
Conclusion
The Department said that if it is to deploy one carrier at a time it would not need all 138 aircraft. It acknowledged, however, that it will need more than 48 Lightning II jets to sustain Carrier Strike operations through … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government's response addresses a different recommendation regarding a detailed breakdown of Lightning II expenditure and whole life costs, arranging a private briefing, and does not engage with the substance of the provided committee text about the number of jets needed.
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