A question on #Defence #CostEffectiveness tabled by Mr Mark Francois on 03-06-2025 has been answered by Luke Pollard.

Heading: Defence: Cost Effectiveness
Question ID: 1808638
UIN: 56743
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-03
Asking Member ID: 1444
Asking Member display name: Mr Mark Francois
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Mark Francois
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned £6 billion of new efficiencies this Parliament on existing defence (a) programmes and (b) capabilities.
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Date answered: 2025-06-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4682
Answering Member display name: Luke Pollard
Answering Member handle: LukePollard
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LukePollard
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Answer text: We will deliver nearly £6 billion of new savings over the course of this Parliament through efficiency and productivity savings, civilian workforce changes, structural simplification and contractual efficiencies. As we are focusing on delivering savings t...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
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