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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been criticised for losing track of assets worth over £6bn.
MPs have urged the department to take control of its stock problems after the National Audit Office qualified the MoD's accounts for the fourth year running.
In financial terms, that means auditors have doubts or concerns about the figures.
The £6.3bn of equipment mislaid includes £184m worth of radios.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox blamed the problem on mismanagement in the department.
"We inherited a multi-billion pound deficit in defence from the previous government that was characterised by waste and inefficiency under Labour. That must change."
Mr Fox said that major reforms had been announced last week which would make it clearer who was responsible for managing equipment.
The Commons defence committee said it was "dismayed" by the news and that the MoD must speed up plans for sorting out the problems.
"It is alarming that the department should be unaware of the location, usability or indeed the continued existence of assets to a total value of £6.3bn," it said.
"We expect to see an abbreviated timetable for achieving this, and an explanation of the measures taken to achieve it, in the response to this report."
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been criticised for losing track of assets worth over £6bn.
MPs have urged the department to take control of its stock problems after the National Audit Office qualified the MoD's accounts for the fourth year running.
In financial terms, that means auditors have doubts or concerns about the figures.
The £6.3bn of equipment mislaid includes £184m worth of radios.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox blamed the problem on mismanagement in the department.
"We inherited a multi-billion pound deficit in defence from the previous government that was characterised by waste and inefficiency under Labour. That must change."
Mr Fox said that major reforms had been announced last week which would make it clearer who was responsible for managing equipment.
The Commons defence committee said it was "dismayed" by the news and that the MoD must speed up plans for sorting out the problems.
"It is alarming that the department should be unaware of the location, usability or indeed the continued existence of assets to a total value of £6.3bn," it said.
"We expect to see an abbreviated timetable for achieving this, and an explanation of the measures taken to achieve it, in the response to this report."
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