Proceeding contribution from Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 October 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Defence Acquisition (Independent Review).
Defence Acquisition (Independent Review)
This excellent report sets out a state of affairs that, as the Secretary of State rightly says, is not new, but it may have led to events such as the Nimrod crash of 2 September 2006. When will we see the report on that? Now that Bernard Gray's 10-year rolling budget has apparently become a 10-year indicative planning horizon, we should at least be thankful that the Secretary of State has said that there will be an annual assessment of the programme's affordability, but will it be subjected to an external audit by one of the large accounting firms, as Bernard Gray recommends?
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- Armed forces Defence Costs Defence equipment Finance Procurement Ministry of Defence Training Reform Defence Equipment & Support Defence Acquisition Independent Review
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