Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much from the public purse his Department spent on office supplies (a) between 31 March 2022 and 30 March 2023 and (b) since 31 March 2023.

The Department's expenditure on office supplies was £9,389,274 from 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023. The Department has spent £1,023,028 on office supplies since 1 April 2023.