Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether public money was paid to Total Jobs UK as a result of the British Army recruitment website not achieving full functionality.

The Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP) has a longstanding relationship with Total Jobs UK as part of its overall media plan.

The current advert on Total Jobs UK is therefore part of "Business As Usual" activity with an existing provider.

The costs for this advert are currently being met out of the extant RPP budget.

To date, no extra public money has been spent on the advert presented on Total Jobs UK.