Question follow-through · 106047
Ministry of Defence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jan 2026
Answer published
Feasibility studies are an essential tool to avoid committing funds to unsuitable projects and their use is considered as part of routine project management.As this is not centrally held, it is not possible to provide this information without incurring di...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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