Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much was spent by the Ministry of Defence on consultancies in the last year for which figures are available, and in each of the preceding four years.

The table below gives the overall expenditure on consultancies in the last five financial years by the Ministry of Defence, On Vote Agencies, Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies and Other Bodies (such as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Reserve Forces and Cadet Associations and International Military Services Ltd.).