Options for Change (Hansard, 25 June 1990)

Mr. O'Neill
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any academics have been asked to work on the study of options for change.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
No.

Mr. O'Neill
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether any staff are at present working full-time on the study of options for change;
(2) pursuant to his reply of 14 June, Official Report, column 329, what is the number of staff from (a) the office of management and budget and (b) the defence staff, who are engaged in work on the study of options for change.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
Several dozen staff within the Ministry of Defence have been involved at various times in certain aspects of the options for change work in addition to their normal duties.

Mr. O'Neill
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any staff from the Procurement Executive have been involved in the study of options for change.

§ Mr. Alan Clark
Several dozen staff within the Ministry of Defence have been involved at various times in certain aspects of the options for change work as part of their normal duties, and this will include staff from the Procurement Executive.