§ Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence above what level a saving from an individual efficiency measure must be reported to his Department by budget-holders. [107414]
§ Mr. SpellarThe normal delegations of financial authority to budget holders set reporting levels for expenditure not savings. There is no specific financial level of savings for which current individual efficiency measures must be reported to MOD HQ. Individual measures are reported if the budget holder considers them significant, in line with their delegated authority.
With the introduction of Resource Accounting and Budgeting in the MOD, Top Level Budget holders will in the future be required to report individual efficiency measures reducing expenditure by more than £0.5 million in any year compared to the previous year.