Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings have taken place between (a) Ministers and civil servants of his Department and (b) members of the Armed Forces with Babcock International in the last 12 months.

Between 1 November 2016 and 31 October 2017, the previous Secretary of State chaired two meetings of the Defence Suppliers Forum which were attended by representatives from Babcock International, at which the Minister for Defence Procurement was also present. She co-chaired a Defence Growth Partnership meeting at which Babcock International were represented, and had two further meetings with Babcock International.

With regard to the number of meetings between Civil Servants and members of the Armed Forces with Babcock International in the last 12 months, this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.