{"value":{"id":156503,"memberId":1542,"member":null,"memberRole":"Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) ","uin":"HCWS11","dateMade":"2014-11-19T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","title":"Future of the Defence Support Group","text":"<p>I informed the House on 31 March that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) was launching the sale of the Defence Support Group’s land business. Following a strong competition, I am pleased to announce that Babcock Land Ltd has been selected as the preferred bidder. I will make a further statement to the House with final details of the transaction in the New Year, after a contract has been signed.</p><p> </p><p>I also informed the House in March that MOD would be retaining the Defence Support Group’s air business, the Electronics and Components Business Unit (ECBU). I am pleased to announce that ECBU will become the Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA), a new MOD Trading Agency, from 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>DECA will continue to provide support to a diverse range of electronic, avionic and mechanical equipment for both fixed wing and rotary platforms. This will include the provision of a specialist avionics obsolescence management capability. DECA’s Trading Agency model, based on an executive agency, will allow it to continue trading with MOD and industry customers in a similar way to how the ECBU currently operates within the Defence Support Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>","house":"Commons","noticeNumber":2,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":false,"linkedStatements":null,"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/156503","method":"GET"}]}