Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of all bonuses paid to the current head of Defence Equipment and Support, broken down by (a) year, (b) amount and (c) reason for the award.

The current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Sir Simon Bollom, has been in post since 21 May 2018.

The annual performance awards paid to date to the CEO are detailed in the DE&S Annual Report and Accounts for 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Performance awards are based on meeting a number of challenging targets alongside assessment from the DE&S Board Chair and Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary.