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Freedom of Information Act Response: Category A and B Programmes for Defence Equipment Plan 2019-29 and 2020-30
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This document is a formal response from the UK Ministry of Defence to a Freedom of Information Act request regarding Category A and B defence procurement and support programmes for the Equipment Plans 2019-29 and 2020-30. It provides an extensive breakdown of Equipment Procurement Plan (EPP) and Equipment Support Plan (ESP) programmes across ten capability areas, noting exemptions applied under national security and defence provisions.
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FOI Response Letter - Page 1
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
Ref: FOI2021/07732
E-mail: [email protected]
10th September 2021
Dear [Redacted],
Thank you for your correspondence of 16 July requesting the following information:
To request the names of all Category A and B programmes for the Defence Equipment Plan 2019-29, and 2020-30, both EPP and ESP, for the following capability areas:
1. Air Support
2. Combat Air
3. Helicopters/Rotary
4. ISTAR
5. Land Equipment
6. Submarines
7. Ships
8. Weapons
9. Other
10. ISS
I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of Defence, and I can confirm that information in scope of your request is held. We have retrieved the relevant CAT A and B projects as recorded in the data sets held on the department's specific financial system Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting (PB&F) that was used to produce the relevant graphs.
Section 23(1) (Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters) has been applied to some of the information because the information was directly or indirectly supplied by, or relates to bodies dealing with security matters. Section 23 is an absolute exemption and not subject to a public interest test.
Section 24(1) (National Security) and Section 26(1) (Defence) have been applied to some of the information because the information would prejudice or is likely to prejudice the UK's national security strategy and the capability, effectiveness and security of British forces. Sections 24 and 26 are qualified exemptions and are subject to public interest testing which means that the information requested can only be withheld if the public interest in doing so outweighs the public interest in disclosure.
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This document is a formal response from the UK Ministry of Defence to a Freedom of Information Act request regarding Category A and B defence procurement and support programmes for the Equipment Plans 2019-29 and 2020-30. It provides an extensive breakdown of Equipment Procurement Plan (EPP) and Equ...