To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information his Department holds on the number of persons appointed to executive positions in bodies for which his Department has responsibility in the last five years who previously had careers in the banking industry. (261232)

The number of persons appointed to executive positions in the senior civil service in the Ministry of Defence since 1 April 2004 who previously had careers in the banking industry is four. Information for grades below the SCS is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.