§ 8. Mr. Willisasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what changes have been made in Admiralty practice and procedures as a result of the Report of the Zuckerman Committee on the Management and Control of Research and Development.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingAs I told the hon. and learned Member for Kettering (Mr. Mitchison) on 2nd February, Admiralty practice broadly conforms to that advocated by the Committee.
The review of internal procedures, to which I also referred at that time, is not yet complete. In the meantime, however, we are conforming with the procedures laid down by the Defence Research Policy Committee fallowing the publication of the Zuckerman Report.
§ Mr. WillisCan the hon. Gentleman say when the review will be complete? Can he give any indication whether or not there will be any saving as a result of it?
§ Mr. Orr-EwingI cannot give an exact date, but I hope that it will not be too long before the review is completed. It is too early to say what saving will be made, but obviously the whole object of the Zuckerman Report was to make sure that projects were backed which were financially sound, and that should help in this direction.