David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 21 March 2011:

For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform Program (SRP) 'Provisional Savings and Costs – SRP Stream Costs' for:

(a) information and communications technology;

(b) inventory;

(c) smart maintenance;

(d) logistic;

(e) non-equipment procurement;

(f) preparedness and personnel and operating costs;

(g) Reserves;

(h) shared services;

(i) workforce; and

(j) Mortimer implementation.

Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

There are no savings associated with the ' SRP Stream Costs '. The ' SRP Stream Costs ' are those funds allocated for investment in stream reform. The SRP includes over $2 billion in the Defence Budget to 2018-19 in order to support investment and enable implementation of reforms. In 2010-11, investments to enable reforms have been made in Information and Communications Technology, Smart Sustainment (including Inventory) and Workforce and Shared Services.