United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 84740
Defence: Procurement
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3 September 2020
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11 September 2020 · Answer
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11 September 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirement there is for companies funded by his Department to pay financial penalties if they under-estimate the cost of projects awarded to them and fail a National Audit Office inspection.
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3 September 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirement there is for companies funded by his Department to pay financial penalties if they under-estimate the cost of projects awarded to them and fail a National Audit Office inspection.
Source: Commons
11 September 2020
Answer
The National Audit Office (NAO) audits the Ministry of Defence (MOD) financial accounts and conducts investigations on MOD programmes and activities. It does not inspect or audit defence industry companies and, as such, companies do not fail NAO audit ins...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-03/84740
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1231237
- uk · wq-1231237 · source updated 11 September 2020