§ 20. Mr. DykesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the extent to which his Department has achieved all possible economies and reductions in unnecessary expenditures in respect of administrative and other running costs.
§ Mr. HanleySince the launch of the Department's efficiency programme in 1988–89 the MOD has consistently met the challenging targets it has been set, making improvements worth some £1.8 billion a year by 31 March 1993. We will continue to search for ways of reducing to a minimum the administrative and other costs of supporting our front line forces. To this end, we have set in hand the defence costs study, known as "Front Line First", to look into all aspects of defence support.