Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to meet all of its expected efficiency savings in the financial year 2018-19; and if he will make a statement.

The Department remains committed to meeting the agreed 2015 Spending Review efficiency target of £7.4 billion as part of a five-year programme, with savings reinvested in military capability; we are making good progress against this ambitious and challenging target.

To ensure these plans continue to be robust, we are reviewing our efficiency plans as part of the Modernising Defence Programme.

As a Department, we have already delivered over £5 billion efficiency savings during the previous Spending Review period between 2010 and 2016.