Context: In 2013 it was found that the Ministry of Defence had overspent on its equipment budget by £6.5bn on orders that could take up to 39 years to fulfil. The Ministry of Defence has been criticised in the past for poor management and financial control, investing in projects that have taken up to 10 and even as much as 15 years to be delivered.

Question: By how much did the MoD go over its equipment budget?
Answer: £6.5bn

Question: When was the overbudget amount discovered?
Answer: 2013

Question: What are some of the criticisms that have been directed at the MoD?
Answer: poor management and financial control

Question: What is a long-range estimate on fulfillment of some of the equipment orders made by the MoD?
Answer: up to 39 years

Question: Past projects ordered by the MoD have taken what type of time frame to fulfill?
Answer: up to 10 and even as much as 15 years

Question: For how long did the MoD go over its equipment budget?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How long has the MoD existed?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How long has the MoD been poorly managed?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What has the government had for 10 to 15 years?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What was the Mod's equipment budget in 2013?
Answer: Unanswerable