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Defence: Procurement

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 26470

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of defence projects that are over budget.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The latest published Government Major Projects Portfolio data shows variance against budget for the Ministry of Defence's major projects and can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-government-major-projects-portfolio-data-2024

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