Written question asked by Michael Dugher (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 April 2012. It was answered by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Monday, 30 April 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Procurement

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on procurement in (a) the fourth quarter of 2010-11, (b) the first quarter of 2011-12 and (c) the second quarter of 2011-12.

Answer

Total procurement spending by the Ministry of Defence for the periods requested was:

	Procurement spending (£ million)
Q4 2010-11	4,903
Q1 2011-12	5,241
Q2 2011-12	5,014

Procurement spending is defined as the total value of payments made to third party suppliers, excluding VAT.

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