Question follow-through · 9732
Army: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the per-person cost of training a regular army recruit undertaking phase one basic training including (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) logistics costs.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 22 Oct 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 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the per-person cost of training a regular army recruit undertaking phase one basic training including (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) logistics costs.
22 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2024
Answer published
The average cost to train a Regular Army recruit at the Army Training Centre Pirbright is approximately £47,900. This is the estimated cost of delivering the Basic Training course, known as the Common Military Syllabus Future Soldier, which is completed b...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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