{"value":{"id":390589,"askingMemberId":1000,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2015-07-16T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2015-07-30T00:00:00","uin":"HL1529","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Ministry of Defence decided to adopt the SAE International specification for metal finishes; and what control they have retained over the specifications they use.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":2000,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2015-07-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>UK Defence Standardization is responsible for maintaining a portfolio of defence-specific standards appropriately sized to meet defence needs and, where possible, will seek opportunities to rationalise that portfolio in the pursuit of more effective acquisition. The agreement with SAE International is consistent with this approach and in accordance with the Open Government Licence process.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Defence Equipment: Procurement","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/390589","method":"GET"}]}