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Friday, November 26, 2010

Defence buying needs greater scrutiny, say MPs


Defence contracts must be better scrutinised to prevent "serious blunders" in government purchasing, a cross-party committee of MPs has said.

The Treasury Select Committee urged the coalition to improve "interaction" between departments over procurement.

It added that ministers should learn lessons from Labour's contract for two aircraft carriers, which would have cost more to cancel than implement.

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