Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) senior civil servants of his Department and (b) former officers in the Armed Forces have taken up employment with Babcock International in each of the last five years.

One Senior Civil Servant is confirmed as taking up an appointment with Babcock Marine and Technology (parent company- Babcock International Group) on 3 August 2015. Further information can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-business-appointment-rules-may-to-december-2015