Mr Hammond has been (successfully) trying to restore fiscal probity to the Ministry of Defence, long a pariah in Whitehall for its casual approach to the military equipment budget.

由于曾经随意插手军队装备预算，国防部在白厅（指英国政府）里的名声一直不好。如今哈蒙德已经成功扭转了这种局面，重塑了国防部的经济诚信。