Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the annual savings arising from the Warship Support Modernisation Initiative introduced in 2005–06.

The Warship Support Modernisation Initiative (WSMI), introduced in 2002, encompasses three separate contracts between the Ministry of Defence and the operators within Her Majesty's Naval Bases (HMNB) at Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth.

Figures on savings are provided in the tables below. These are broken down on an annual basis where information is held in that format.

Annual Savings from the WSMI arrangement with Babcock Marine Ltd at HMNB Clyde

Based on the contractual share-line arrangements and the final/interim cost settlements the savings to MOD are as attached.