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Armed Forces: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) number of each rank in post of and (b) requirement for each rank of medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
9 Jan 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) number of each rank in post of and (b) requirement for each rank of medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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