Utter bl**dy hoop I'm afraid!
Perhaps we should say there has been no money voted to MoD for such a requirement, except the previous requirement which became, apparently, an ex-Requirement.
I'm all in favour of avoiding deliberate waste of MoD funds, and I live in hope that one day Minsters will change their mind and agree with me. But, at present, the stated policy is to condone it.
Bernard Gray is up before the HCDC again on 7th February. Thumbs up those who have been asked to give formal evidence.