{"value":{"id":1688024,"askingMemberId":620,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-02-06T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-02-20T00:00:00","uin":"HL2223","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by The Earl of Minto on 7 December 2023 (HL Deb col 1570), what plans they have to regularise the process of cost forecasting among the three armed services.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4952,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-02-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department's current operating model, where responsibility for managing the equipment plan is delegated to Top Level Budget Holders, acknowledges that they have different financial positions and carry a balance between capability and financial risk.</p><p> </p><p>I remain committed to reviewing the format of future equipment plan reports to ensure they remain fit for purpose.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Armed Forces","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1688024","method":"GET"}]}