Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department attended the Defence and Security Equipment International Fair from 11 to 15 September 2017.

All Defence Ministers attended the DSEI exhibition on at least one occasion between 11 September and 15 September 2017 meeting invited overseas official delegations and engaging with UK and international exhibitors. The exhibition was also attended by officials from the Department but information detailing their exact numbers and composition is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.