§ 19. Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Defence what he expects to be the total value of defence procurement contracts in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe value of work placed to contract in the current financial year of up to the end of January is around £7.4 billion and is expected to be of the order of £9 billion in the full year.
§ 41. Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what changes have been made in defence procurement procedures designed to avoid cost overruns since his Department last gave evidence to the Committee of Public Accounts.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonSince December 1986, when the chief of defence procurement last gave evidence to the Committee of Public Accounts, the Ministry of Defence has continued to implement and monitor the significant changes in working practices then described to the Committee and which were later strongly welcomed and endorsed in the sixth report from the Committee, published on 11 March 1987.