HC Deb 20 May 1988 vol 133 cc609-10W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many current procurement contracts valued at more than £10 million are currently behind schedule.

Mr. Sainsbury

The Ministry has a well-developed system which ensures that all projects running seriously behind schedule are brought to the notice of senior officials and, for major projects, Ministers. Information about major projects is also regularly made available to the Public Accounts and Defence Select Committees. The detailed information requested, however, would require a special survey and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.