Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 8883, if he will publish the outline business case for the Mobile Fires Platform.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
The Department does not publish the outcome of Investment Approvals Committee decisions or equipment programme business cases it has considered.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of procuring unmanned ground vehicles for the Army.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Work is ongoing to increase the Army's understanding of how uncrewed ground capabilities could assist in the challenges faced by last mile resupply, Unexploded Ordnance management and route assurance.
Asked by: Stephen Hammond (Conservative - Wimbledon)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for the implementation of the proposed General Data Protection Regulation; which non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and agencies overseen by his Department will be affected by that regulation; and what estimate he has made of the potential liability of his Department, its agencies and NDPBs in connection with that proposed regulation.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Until the General Data Protection Regulation has been finalised, the Department is not able to prepare for its implementation or make any estimate of the affect that it might have.