Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Department’s transparency data online publication of spending over £500 using a government procurement card from January to May 2022, what were the (a) locations and (b) purposes of the £11,957.08 spent under the merchant description ‘Eating Places/Restaurants’ on 25 April 2022.

The purposes of the £11,957.08 spent using ePC on 25 April 2022 under the merchant descriptions 'Eating Places/Restaurants' are as follows:

£10,307.08 - Mess catering for international students

£1,650.00 - Hotel accommodation for personnel providing an escort role for in-UK movements

Due to the sensitive nature of some MOD activity, we cannot publish location information on a public forum.