§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what targets he intends to set in the logistics area for the rationalisation of functions and processes on a defence-wide basis. [72049]
§ Mr. George RobertsonThe Chief of Defence Logistics will, from 1 April 1999, take financial and management responsibility for the three Service logistics organisations. He will contribute to the SDR targets for reductions in the value of stockholdings and the rationalisation of purchasing procedures. How he will achieve rationalisation will not be the subject of separate250W targets. During the transition to a unified logistics organisation by April 2000, CDL will develop defence-wide logistics targets for delivering outputs.
§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Strategic Defence Review, what criteria are to be set for(a) the Chief of Defence Logistics and (b) the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency for realising the benefits of SMART procurement in the logistics area. [72048]
§ Mr. George RobertsonUnder the Smart Procurement Initiative, the Chief of Defence Logistics (CDL) will be creating Integrated Project Teams exactly as the Defence Procurement Agency will be doing. This will deliver support to in-service equipment and contribute to the overall savings for Smart Procurement Initiative. Each project team will be set performance targets. The criteria for these targets are still being developed. There are no specific procurement related targets for the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency.