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Gurkhas: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide information for Gurkha personnel at recruitment and transition about their rights and entitlements.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
27 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide information for Gurkha personnel at recruitment and transition about their rights and entitlements.

  2. 27 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Government greatly values the Service of the Gurkhas who have a long and distinguished history of service to the UK, both at home and overseas. We take the welfare of our Gurkha personnel extremely seriously and remain committed to supporting them and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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