§ Mr. Quentin DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will itemise the efficiency savings so far achieved in the defence equipment procurement programme. [143327]
§ Mr. HoonI refer the hon. Member to the answers which my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Defence gave on 23 October 2000,Official Report, column 33W, to the hon. Member for Salisbury (Mr. Key), and on 27 November 2000, Official Report, column 415W, to the hon. Member for Guildford (Mr. St. Aubyn). These costing 184W reductions were identified across a broad range of equipment programmes including Eurofighter and the Rapier Air Defence Missile.