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Written question asked by Jim Murphy (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 December 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 December 2012. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Monday, 17 December 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Defence Equipment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the statement of 14 May 2012, Official Report, columns 261-64, on defence budget and transformation, whether any items on the single integrated priority list are included in the Core Equipment Programme.

[132899]

Answer

The Single Integrated Priority List is a consolidated list of the Ministry of Defence's future priorities for investment in military capability. It is

separate from the core equipment programme, which consists of those equipment programmes to which we have already made a commitment to invest, their support costs, and the support costs for in-service equipment.

During the course of Annual Budgeting Cycle 13, the new discipline in our budgetary regime has allowed us to give the go ahead for a series of equipment projects, some of which were previously on the Single Integrated Priority List, which have now been brought into the core equipment programme. This includes targeting pods for fast jets, 76 additional Foxhound patrol vehicles, better protection systems for Tornado GR4, additional precision-guided Paveway IV bombs and enhancements to Merlin helicopters.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
132899; 555 cc612-3W
Session
2012-13
Related items
Defence Budget and Transformation
Monday, 14 May 2012
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects
Defence equipment
Link
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