Question follow-through · 441

Armed Forces: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of recruitment and retention across the armed forces.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 17 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 22 Jul 2024
Answer: 22 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026

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Recorded timeline

17 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of recruitment and retention across the armed forces.
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jul 2024
Answer published
The new Government is reviewing the adequacy of recruitment, readiness and retention efforts. Our Armed Forces face considerable challenges due to the inadequacy of recruitment and retention in recent years. We have not recruited enough people or retained...

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