Question follow-through · 49002
Military Strategic Headquarters: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April to Question 45049 on Military Strategic Headquarters: Armed Forces, whether posts will be (a) rotational, (b) competitive and (c) divided between the services to be filled by t
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 29 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 May 2025
- Answer
- 7 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
29 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April to Question 45049 on Military Strategic Headquarters: Armed Forces, whether posts will be (a) rotational, (b) competitive and (c) divided between the services to be filled by t
1 May 2025
Target answer date
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7 May 2025
Answer published
It is too early to specify the staffing requirements and representation levels for the four new areas of Defence created by Defence Reform: Department of State, Defence Nuclear Enterprise, National Armaments Director Group, and Military Strategic Headquar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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