HC Deb 27 November 2000 vol 357 cc415-6W
28. Mr. St.Aubyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what savings his Department expects to realise from the Smart Procurement programme. [138601]

Dr. Moonie

Over the three successive annual planning rounds since the inception of the Smart Procurement Initiative, we have identified costing reductions attributable to Smart Procurement which total £2 billion over the 10-year period to 1998 to 2008. We expect to improve on this in current and future planning rounds.