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Armed Forces: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether each of the armed forces has diversity targets.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Oct 2024
Target answer date
29 Oct 2024
Answer
1 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether each of the armed forces has diversity targets.

  2. 29 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Armed Forces do not have diversity targets. There are agreed Levels of Ambition for recruitment and representation of females and ethnic minority personnel. In a competitive age, our advantage derives from the talent and skills of our people. We must ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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