The refreshed Integrated Review may revise judgements about operational requirements and identify new priorities which are not currently funded in the Equipment Plan. The Ukraine conflict has necessitated a refresh of the 2021 Integrated Review. The Department expected that the refresh would be completed in the first quarter of 2023 and that the core of the Equipment Plan would still hold good. The Government published the refresh in March 2023, but the Department will now have to reflect the...

The refreshed Integrated Review may revise judgements about operational requirements and identify new priorities which are not currently funded in the Equipment Plan. The Ukraine conflict has necessitated a refresh of the 2021 Integrated Review. The Department expected that the refresh would be completed in the first quarter of 2023 and that the core of the Equipment Plan would still hold good. The Government published the refresh in March 2023, but the Department will now have to reflect the changing priorities from the refresh in a further Command Paper, as well as reflecting lessons from Ukraine and recent announcements, such as the combat Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Winter 2023 (update to the Committee) The department has worked with HM Treasury to set out the implications of the Defence Command Paper Refresh including any specific commitments ahead of its publication. The