Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid in compensation to victims of road traffic accidents in each year since 2010.

Claims for damages brought against the Ministry of Defence (MOD) specifically by victims of road traffic accidents are not recorded in a manner that enables us to identify them without incurring disproportionate cost. The amounts paid as a result of claims brought by third parties against the MOD arising out of road traffic accidents, including legal costs, since 2010 were as follows:

Amount paid

2010-11 £6 million

2011-12 £5 million

2012-13 £4 million

2013-14 £3 million