Armed Forces: Officers
(asked on 13th November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior armed forces officers from the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF are assigned to duties within or seconded to HM Treasury.
This question was answered on 20th November 2017
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.