Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average value was of single-source contracts placed by or for the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) British Army in 2023 to 24 October.
The average value of single-source contracts signed by Navy Command, Air Command and Army Command in financial year 2022-23 was £1.3 million, £0.5 million and £1.2 million respectively. Many contracts for equipment and services required by the three services are placed by dedicated delivery agencies. Such contracts are not included in the above figures.