Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what events were hosted by Lockheed Martin which (a) Ministers in and (b) senior officials of his Department attended in an official capacity in each year since 2010; and what was discussed at each.

Details of meetings that Ministers and Ministry of Defence (MOD) 4 Star senior officials hold with external organisations are published online as part of the Government’s Transparency Agenda. Selected 3 Star details are also published. Information covering the period from May 2010 until the end of December 2013 is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministers-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings

Information relating to meetings from January 2014 to date will be published in due course.

Details of direct meetings between MOD 3 Star senior officials and Lockheed Martin (LM) since April 2010 are shown in the table. The list includes MOD 3 Star attendance at events hosted by LM, but does not include wider industry events, conferences or seminars at which LM may have been represented. It should be noted that this information is unlikely to be comprehensive as some details, particularly for earlier years, are no longer held. Information relating to senior officials below 3 Star level could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Representatives from LM also attend a number of senior level forums/working groups, including the Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF), DSF sub-groups covering Single Source Procurement Reform and exports, and Materiel Strategy industry briefings. These groups have all met regularly since 2011.