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 20 August 2012:

As at 30 June 2012, what specific savings have been made in the Strategic Reform Program (SRP) 'Provisional Savings and Costs – SRP Stream Net Savings' 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; and

(i) workforce.

Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Please refer to the response to Senate Question on Notice 1583 tabled on 10 May 2012.

Defence will publish the stream cost reductions achieved for the full financial year in the Defence Annual Report 2011-12 which will be released in late 2012.