§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the procedure is for emergency procurement in a deployment of the armed forces. [98296]
§ Mr. IngramThe urgent operational requirements process enables both the acceleration of existing programmes and new procurements against short timescales to equip the armed forces for a specific operational environment, a particular threat faced or an envisaged operational scenario. There are also arrangements to meet surge requirements for stock and consumables. Further information on the urgent operational requirement process can be found at www.mod.uk.