Question follow-through · 41549
Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department used to determine the advertised prospective salary of the new National Armaments Director.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 31 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- National Armaments Director: Standards · 28 Mar 2025
- USA: Defence · 2 Apr 2025
- Defence: Procurement · 17 Apr 2025
- Armed Forces: Recruitment · 23 Apr 2025
- Gulf War Syndrome · 23 Apr 2025
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department used to determine the advertised prospective salary of the new National Armaments Director.
31 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2025
Answer published
The salary for the National Armaments Director was benchmarked against Defence industry best practice and standards to offer a competitive remuneration package to attract the right candidate with the right skills.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Defence: Procurement
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Armed Forces: Recruitment
23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on improving the time taken for new UK armed forces recruits to receive a formal job offer.
Gulf War Syndrome
23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which medical conditions his Department considers categorised under the term Gulf War Syndrome.
Armed Forces Commissioner
24 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the recruitment of the new Armed Forces Commissioner; and when he expects they will begin in post.
Defence: Procurement
24 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of pre-pack administration procedures on the defence supply chain.
Armed Forces: Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay
14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the processes put in place for armed forces personnel to apply for (a) statutory maternity pay and (b) maternity allowance.
Armed Forces: Maternity Allowance and Maternity Pay
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the processes put in place for the spouses of armed forces personnel to apply for (a) statutory maternity pay and (b) maternity allowance.
Strategic Defence Review
3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which private companies were given advance sight of the Strategic Defence Review before 5.04pm on 2 June 2025.
Armed Forces: Recruitment
3 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces recruits have received a conditional offer letter within 10 days from the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force since 1 January 2025.
Armed Forces: Lone Parents
9 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to ensure that serving armed forces personnel living alone in service accommodation who are parents have time with their children.