MPs slam defence policies
Press Review 2 July 2004
The government is embarking on a "potentially dangerous" policy of cutting back on armed forces manpower, the Commons defence committee said yesterday.
MoD building completed early
Press Review 1 July 2004
The FT reports that the refurbished Ministry of Defence building is to be completed early and on budget - with staff set to move back into the military HQ next week.
Minister defends MoD
Press Review 26 May 2004
The defence procurement minister has denied that the government is allowing UK arms firms to fall into foreign hands.
Iraq cash set to run out
Press Review 24 May 2004
The FT reports that government funding for the armed forces already in Iraq is set to run out at around the start of next year.
NAO to study defence deals
Press Review 26 March 2004
The National Audit Office has announced it will be assessing Ministry of Defence weapons deals against international benchmarks in a bid to improve procurement efficiency.
Hoon under fire over Budget claims
Press Review 11 March 2004
Geoff Hoon's attempt to gain prime ministerial backing for more funds for the MoD in next week's Budget appears to have backfired.
Hoon lobbies No10 for more cash
Press Review 10 March 2004
Geoff Hoon has written to Tony Blair to claim that the Treasury's demands for a £1.2 billion cut in defence spending plans will put at risk "current and future" military operations.
Government threatening its own climate change targets
Press Review 1 March 2004
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of blocking key government climate change targets by refusing to give the go ahead to wind farms near military bases.
Get real on spending, Boateng tells MoD
Press Review 20 February 2004
Spending by the Ministry of Defence must have more "realism" injected into it, the Treasury has warned.
Hoon adviser quits
News Article 3 February 2004
Richard Taylor, the special adviser who linked Geoff Hoon to the naming of Dr David Kelly, has resigned.
Hutton: Verdict on the MoD
News Article 28 January 2004
There was no "underhand" strategy for naming Dr David Kelly but the Ministry of Defence could have offered him more support, Lord Hutton has concluded.
Hutton: MoD awaits report verdict
News Article 28 January 2004
Lord Hutton will today rule on whether the Ministry of Defence failed to carry out its duty of care for Dr David Kelly.
MoD 'rejected' troop life cover
Press Review 26 January 2004
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