§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what savings his Department has achieved so far under the Smart Procurement Initiative; and what savings he expects to achieve up to July 2008. [133841]
§ Dr. MoonieOver the three successive annual planning rounds since the inception of the Smart Procurement Initiative, we have identified costing reductions 39W attributable to Smart Procurement which total £2 billion over the 10-year period 1998 to 2008. We expect to improve on this in current and future planning rounds.