Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior officers from the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF have been assigned to duties within or seconded to HM Treasury in each of the last 10 years.

Currently, and over the last 10 years, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has seconded one Military Advisor of OF 5 rank (Captain (Royal Navy), Colonel, Group Captain) to HM Treasury on a two to three year rotational basis. The Officer is embedded within the Defence Spending Team and is responsible for providing military advice and acting as an interlocutor between HM Treasury and the MOD.