Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to increase the accountability of senior officials in his Department.

Through the Defence Reform Programme we will improve procurement efficiency and secure better value for taxpayers, creating a simpler Defence focused on warfighting and deterrence.

A key facet of this programme is ongoing work to create a stronger Defence centre with clearer accountabilities through the Permanent Secretary, Chief of Defence Staff, National Armaments Director and Chief of Defence Nuclear.

Our work on reforming Defence also includes implementation of the renewed Senior Civil Service performance management framework which sets clear expectations of senior officials.