Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA) requests has been to his Department since March 2020.

At present, the total recoverable costs related to MACA activity since March are estimated to be £29.7million.

Defence has taken a forward leaning approach towards supporting the Government's response to COVID-19, in order to ensure that costs are not a barrier to Other Government Departments requesting and receiving the military support they need.