Departmental Furniture Mr. Harper To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost is of one Herman Miller Aeron chair for his Department's civilian headquarters. Derek Twigg The purchase of office furniture was part of a major redevelopment of the Ministry of Defence's main building in Whitehall, which fulfils both a Department of State and military headquarters function and accommodates around 3,300 military and civilian personnel. The Herman Miller Aeron chairs were purchased in bulk at a very substantial discount. I am withholding the details as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial interests.