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Boeing E-7: Cost Effectiveness

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 26 June 2025UIN 59991

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the (a) financial accountability and (b) value for money of the E-7 Wedgetail programme; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of launching an independent review of the programme’s (i) management and (ii) expenditure.

Answered by Maria Eagle

Identified as part of the Government Major Project Portfolio (GMPP), the Wedgetail programme is subject to regular reviews by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority who undertake regular assessment of the E-7 programme and report their findings at regular intervals through the GMPP.

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