Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many freedom of information requests has his Department referred to the central Cabinet Office Clearing House for advice on handling in each year since 2016.

The Ministry of Defence has referred requests to the Cabinet Office Clearing House where appropriate and in line with the published criteria which is available on gov.uk here –

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-and-freedom-of-information