§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the latest version of the Compendium of Ministry of Defence Acquisition Requirements; and when he intends to publish another version. [120872]
§ Mr. IngramThe Compendium has previously been published as a companion annual supplement to the fortnightly Ministry of Defence Contracts Bulletin. The compendium was produced to provide the defence industry with a consolidated list of the MOD's approved requirements for future equipment and services for the armed forces. However, defence industry interest in the document has declined significantly and, in view of the resource taken to compile it, we have decided that the Compendium will no longer be published. MOD's requirements continue to be advertised in the MOD's Contracts Bulletin which provides up to date information for our suppliers and potential suppliers.
The final edition of the Compendium of MOD Acquisition Requirements (for 2001) was published as a Special Issue of the Contracts Bulletin in January 2002. I am placing a copy of this in the Library of the House.