Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who in the government holds the contracts for the provision of officers’ and sergeants’ messes; and what arrangements are in place for end-users to access those contracts.

The contracts for the provision of Officers' and Sergeants' messes and related services are held by a number of individuals across the Department. Some of the contracts are held centrally within our broader soft facilities management contracts and others are held locally by the individual establishments. Local arrangements are in place for end-users to access contracts by request.