Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent by the Ministry of Defence on consultancy fees in each year since 2010.

The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

The Ministry of Defence publishes spend over £25,000 on a monthly basis as part of its transparency data routine publication which is accessible at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-finance-transparency-dataset

Additionally, the Ministry of Defence publishes annual accounts. The latest of which can be found at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-annual-reports