Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) value and (b) duration is of the contract his Department holds with Serco for the recruitment of personnel into the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) does not hold a contract with Serco for the recruitment of personnel. However, the RFA does second staff from Serco to obtain specialist skills where there is a business need to do so. The cost of these secondments are withheld due to commercial sensitivities.