To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department’s original estimate was of the overall projected cost of the Defence Information Infrastructure; what his current estimate is of the overall projected cost; and if he will make a statement. (176095)

The Defence Information Infrastructure Programme is being delivered incrementally; the current approved costs for the on-contract Increments 1 and 2a (which support the Fixed environment) and 2b (which supports Deployed) are, rounded to the nearest £0.1 billion, £4.1 billion and £0.4 billion respectively, giving a total of £4.5 billion. This is within 3 per cent of original programme estimates at Main Gate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what savings the Defence Information Infrastructure made in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. (176096)

The Defence Information Infrastructure Programme has delivered the £170 million efficiency savings projected at the Main Gate approval point for its first three years, comprising £40 million in financial year 2005-06; £80 million in financial year 2006-07 and £50 million projected in financial year 2007-08.