Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the former hon. Member for Rhondda of 19 June 1990, Official Report columns 807-98, what steps his Department has taken to tackle concerns about the effect of the structure of International Military Services on the ability of parliamentarians to scrutinise its operations, assets and liabilities.

As a private limited company, International Military Services Ltd are not subject to any additional parliamentary scrutiny over any other private limited company.

The Annual Report and Financial Statements of International Military Services Ltd identify its operations, assets and liabilities. This information is freely available to parliamentarians and the public at the link below:

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00924462