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Armed Forces: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to recruit young people into the armed forces.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
20 Nov 2024
Answer
25 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to recruit young people into the armed forces.

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Cross-Departmental engagement is at the heart of delivering our mission-based Government, particularly where more support can be offered to enhance the delivery of Gatsby Benchmarks which serve as a framework for world-class careers provision in education...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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