§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of Procurement Executive operating costs(a) in each year since 1997–98 and (b) at the latest date for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. [69084]
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§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 11 July 2002]The Procurement Executive (PE) was vested as the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) in 1999. The cash figures in the table show the PE/DPA operating costs for each of the years in question. There have been various structural changes over these years; accounting conventions have also changed with the move from cash to resource budgets. It has not been possible to adjust the figures fully to reflect these changes. Cash figures for 2001–02 have yet to be finalised.
£million 1997–98 282 1998–99 247 1999–2000 249 2000–01 237
§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the Procurement Executive was ready for agency status; and if he will make a statement. [69104]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 11 July 2002]The Procurement Executive became the Defence Procurement Agency when the agency was vested on 1 April 1999.
§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of average in-year slippage for the Procurement Executive of the in-service dates of new major projects in each year since 1997–98; and if he will make a statement. [69085]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 11 July 2002]The average amount of in-year slippage to the in-service dates for the Ministry of Defence's major projects in 1997–98 was four months; in 1998–99 seven months; in 1999–2000 three months; and in 2000–01 one month. The MOD is currently gathering data for 2001–02.