To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated
to (a) Attenuating Energy Projectiles, (b) Discriminating Irritant Projectiles, (c)
Riot Batons, (d) Personal Protective Equipment for use in Riot Control operations,
(e) Riot Shields, and (f) Non-Porous Bags used for the storage and transportation
of corpses in financial years (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2018-19, (iii) 2017-18, and (iv) 2016-17.
<p>The information requested is set out in the table below. Figures represent money
that was allocated for these items each financial year (FY), not actual spend.</p><p>
</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not use discriminating irritant projectiles. We
cannot break down the allocated funding of body bags as they fall under a wider general
supplies inventory.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>FY
2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY
2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2019-20</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Attenuating
Energy Projectiles</strong> <strong>(L60)</strong></p></td><td><p>£137,000</p></td><td><p>£108,000</p></td><td><p>£102,000</p></td><td><p>£170,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Riot
Batons, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Riot Shields</strong><sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1.91
million</p></td><td><p>£132,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 Funding allocations
for 2019-20 have not yet been finalised</p><p>2 Batons, Shields and PPE are procured
under a combined programme to deliver dismounted public order capability and therefore
projected costs are inextricably linked.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 14 of the Finance
& Economics Annual Bulletin Departmental Resources Statistics 2018, if he will publish
the companies his Department has contracted for consultancy and how much of the £50
million consultancy spend was spent with each company.
<p>The Ministry of Defence’s consultancy expenditure for 2017-18 by supplier rounded
to the nearest £1,000 is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-spending-over-25000-january-to-december-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-spending-over-25000-january-to-december-2018</a></p>