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<p>Centrally held contingency funding for the Defence Equipment Plan (EP) was introduced
for the first time in 2012, at which point it totalled £4.8 billion over the 10 year
planning period. The level of contingency has remained broadly stable over the subseqent
four years, as shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>EP Contingency by Financial Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10
Year Total</p></td><td><p>£4.8 billion</p></td><td><p>£4.7 billion</p></td><td><p>£4.6
billion</p></td><td><p>£4.3 billion</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p>
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