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Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 01 April 2025 to Question 41483 on Defence: Procurement, what the (a) eight business cases waiting for approval with His Majesty's Treasury and (b) seven cases waiting for approval with

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 1 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 7 Apr 2025
Answer: 7 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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1 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 01 April 2025 to Question 41483 on Defence: Procurement, what the (a) eight business cases waiting for approval with His Majesty's Treasury and (b) seven cases waiting for approval with
7 Apr 2025
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7 Apr 2025
Answer published
The eight cases with HM Treasury are as follows:1) Sheffield Forgemaster Recapitalisation2) Future Maritime Support Programme3) Project BRAMLEY (ICT infrastructure)4) Defence Marine Services – Next Generation5) Astute6) Dreadnought Support7) Future Combat...

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