Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings there were between senior officers from (a) Navy, (b) Army and (c) Air Command and officials of HM Treasury in each of the last five 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.