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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 September 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Armoured Cavalry 2025, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of implementing a Contract Change Proposal for the programme before 2025-26 in order to avoid incurring the £40m additional CDEL.

Answer

For the Armoured Cavalry project in 2025, the table shows the forecast expenditure was reduced by £40 million of CDEL and has therefore not incurred additional spend.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26222
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Contracts Armoured fighting vehicles Expenditure Procurement
Link
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