As secretary of state for defence you could never have afforded a position like this.

The Secretary of State for Defence is responsible for military cases.

Rifkind was appointed Secretary of State for Defence after the 1992 general election.

Liam Fox, secretary of state for defence, which owns one of the biggest government estates, was against it.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent representations he has received on low flying; and if he will make a statement.

Philip Hammond became the Secretary of State for Defence in October 2011.

He became Middle East Adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence in 1997.

Younger succeeds Michael Heseltine as Secretary of State for Defence.

Next, he was appointed secretary of State for Defence in the Ministry of Defence in May 1996.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Department's policy of testing nuclear weapons at the Nevada test site.

Upon the resignation of Liam Fox over a scandal in October 2011, Hammond was promoted to become Secretary of State for Defence.

The Secretary of State for Defence, John Nott, agreed to make army camps in Wiltshire, Nottinghamshire and Shropshire available to hold prisoners.

"I had only just been made secretary of state for defence and it became clear that I was going to spend the lion's share of my time in London," he said .

From 1982-1986, he was private secretary to a succession of Secretaries of State for Defence - John Nott, Michael Heseltine and the late George Younger.

A meeting took place between Kenneth Littlejohn and the Under Secretary of State for Defence, Geoffrey Johnson Smith, at her London flat on 22 November 1971.

In an email from Lee Petar, Tetra's boss, to Boulter, Werrity is described as the "special adviser to the secretary of state for defence Liam Fox."

Clive Merrison as Rt Hon John Nott MP (Secretary of State for Defence)

But you can also argue that when a politician occupies such a sensitive job as secretary of state for defence, then this stuff could matter if it calls into question his behaviour in any particular way.

The Secretary of State for Defence may issue authorisations to allow MoD vehicles to work outside ADR but this will arise only in special cases (see regulation 12).

Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for North Somerset, and former Secretary of State for Defence.

In the 16 April 2000 Independent, Denis Healey, Secretary of State for Defence at the time of the war, confirmed that the IRD was active during this time.

This was later admitted by Geoff Hoon the then secretary of state for defence in a letter to Paul Keetch Paul Keetch the Lib Dems defence spokesman.

The CDS maintains a close working relationship with the Ministry of Defence's Permanent Under Secretary, who is the Ministry's senior civil servant, and they both report directly to the Secretary of State for Defence.

Sir John Nott also held the most senior position in the Trade department before becoming Secretary of State for Defence, including during the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands and the ensuing Falklands War.

Could he use his influence with the Secretary of State for Defence to persuade him to hand over the Ministry of Defence buildings so that the money that the Scottish Office has allocated is not used to pay for them?