Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is (a) the contract length and (b) total value of each contract for (i) Ararmark, (ii) ESS and (iii) Sodexo in providing food and catering services across the defence estate.

This information is not held in the format requested.

The HESTIA contract provides full wraparound soft facilities management services to military bases and locations in the United Kingdom, split into seven regions. The regional contracts held by Aramark, ESS and Sodexo range in length from six to 12 years.

The HESTIA contract is not limited to catering and includes all other soft facilities management. These services include, but are not limited to, areas such as catering, staffing, cleaning, armouries, tailoring and messing.