Question follow-through · 6974
Armed Forces: Newcastle-under-Lyme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve service life for serving personnel from Newcastle-under-Lyme and their families.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 15 Oct 2024 · 11 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
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve service life for serving personnel from Newcastle-under-Lyme and their families.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Oct 2024
Answer published
This Government is committed to improving service life for our Service personnel and the families who support them. We have already awarded the largest Armed Forces pay increase in 22 years, ensuring that the starting Armed Forces’ salary is in line with ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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