Question follow-through · 34424

Armed Forces: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support women in the armed forces.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
6 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support women in the armed forces.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Following the July 2021 House of Commons Defence Committee report into Women in the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence has delivered a range of initiatives to improve the experience of women in the Armed Forces. Key actions have been taken to combat un...

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