Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to commemorations of D-Day's (a) 50th, (b) 65th and (c) 70th anniversary.

This Government pays tribute to the courageous men and women who participated in and contributed to the D-Day landings and the wider Normandy Campaign. The Government, through the Ministry of Defence, and in conjunction with the Royal British Legion, are proud to be supporting and participating in a wide range of commemorative events for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, as was the case for previous significant anniversaries. For the 75th anniversary, these include the UK National event in Portsmouth on 5 June 2019, and a series of events in Normandy.

The support provided by the Ministry of Defence is far reaching, including the use of estates and assets and, therefore, cannot be defined in purely financial terms or disaggregated from wider budgets.