Paul Flynn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2016-02-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of maintaining the defence attaché network in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and what proportion of the cost of that network was attributable to support for defence and security exports.
Mr Philip Dunne
The following information shows Ministry of Defence funding for the Defence Attaché and Advisor Network for financial year (FY) 2013-14 and FY 2014-15.
|
FY 2013-14 |
FY 2014-15 |
|
|
Attaché Costs |
£31,864,185 |
£31,635,761 |
|
FCO Platform Charges |
£9,919,278 |
£13,302,918 |
|
Total Cost |
£41,783,463 |
£44,938,679 |
Support for exports is one of the many roles carried out by Defence Attachés as part of the International Defence Engagement Strategy. The Defence Attaché network has no specific budget or post allocated to this task.
