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 5 March 2012:

For the period 1 July to 31 December 2011, 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 SRP-related reform. The SRP includes over $2 billion in the Defence Budget to 2018-19 in order to support investment and enable implementation of reforms over the SRP life to 2018-19. In 2011-12, investments to enable reforms have been made in Information and Communications Technology, Smart Sustainment (including Inventory) and Workforce and Shared Services.