Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 using a government procurement card from January to May 2022, which five companies or venues received the highest shares of the £181,921.49 paid to suppliers under the merchant description Amusement/Rec Serv – Def’; and what was the nature of the services they provided.

The five organisations that received the highest shares of ePC spend on the merchant description 'Amusement/Rec Serv - Def' between January and May 2022 and the main purpose of those payments are as follows:

Ifly Indoor Skydiving - Parachute training

Skydive Deland - Parachute display equipment

Fragers Ltd - Virtual Reality training events

Schuschule Neustift - Ski equipment relating to winter sports training

Dive Deep Blue - Underwater training expedition