Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which contracts awarded by his Department are operated by Capita.

The Ministry of Defence has 81 current contracts with Capita and 49 contracts which have end dates in the past but which are still to receive final payments or be formally closed down on the system. The total value of these arrangements is £1.28 billion.

This analysis incorporates contracts with Capita subsidiaries including PageOne Communications and Trustmarque Solutions.

These contracts cover a range of services, including the Army Recruiting Partnering Project, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Strategic Business Partner and the Higher Education Pathway contract.