Labour Party’s position on defence procurement

Posted on 22 Sep 2011 by The Manufacturer

Labour’s defence procurement report, launched today (September 22), calls for a number of changes to be made to procurement processes at the Ministry of Defence.

Labour wants the MoD to move to a 10-year financial planning horizon for equipment spending instead of the current four to five year period – giving the defence industry “more information against which it can plan its investment and developments.” Labour also wants the budgeting system to “address the motivations of the key players in…

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