The Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan for the next decade is unaffordable and it is facing the largest budget deficit since the Plan was first published in 2012, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.
This guide has been produced to support the Defence Select Committee in its examination of the Ministry of Defence’s spending and performance.
We will provide a record of the UK’s contributions to the Ukrainian war effort, to allow parliamentary scrutiny of the MoD’s approach.
Delivery to the frontline is still being put at risk by longstanding weaknesses in inventory management, despite the Ministry of Defence taking steps to improve, according to a new National Audit Office report.
This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.
This report assesses the problems that the Ajax programme has encountered and the challenges the MoD faces in delivering it.
This report examines the causes of persistent delays and cost increases that have affected the Ministry of Defence’s equipment contracts.
This report examines the MoD’s management of the programme since 2017 and the risks towards achieving Carrier Strike’s full capabilities.
This report examines whether single living accommodation meets the needs of the Ministry of Defence and service personnel.
This report examines whether the Ministry of Defence has managed to reduce the risks to affordability in its Equipment Plan.
This report reviews the robustness of assumptions underpinning the Ministry of Defence’s 2020–2030 Equipment Plan.
This study examined whether the MoD gets the capabilities it requires when it needs them to meet its defence objectives.
This study assesses the financial assumptions underlying the Ministry of Defence’s 10-year Equipment Plan.
This report assesses the robustness of the Ministry of Defence’s financial data and assumptions for its Equipment Plan 2018-2028.
The affordability of the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan.
The risks to the affordability of the Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan are greater than at any point since reporting began in 2012.
The MoD’s Equipment Plan appears more stable than last year and progress has been maintained, but the Department will need to remain vigilant with regard to future cost increases.
We publish our examination of the assumptions made by the MOD in its annual statement of its 10-year equipment plan.
MOD’s procurement budget is now more stable, despite a £754m increase in the cost of the carriers, but there are still risks to the affordability of the equipment plan.
The NAO has reported on the 2012-22 Equipment Plan of the Ministry of Defence.