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(asked on 19th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the total constructive losses to his Department for the cancellation of Project Soothsayer.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 26th July 2021

The total constructive loss resulting from the cancellation of Project Soothsayer was £87.952 million. The Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17 reported that £50.552 million had been classed as a constructive loss associated with contract termination, while £37.4 million was reported as an extra contractual payment.

The Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17 can be accessed via the following link:

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629769/MoD_AR16-17_gov_Web-Optimised.pdf)

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