Question follow-through · 53761
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) remove the upper age limit for entry into flying and other officer roles in the armed forces.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 20 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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- Armed Forces: Sexual Offences · 11 Nov 2025
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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
20 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) remove the upper age limit for entry into flying and other officer roles in the armed forces.
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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3 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Department is assessing current policies and identifying those which obstruct individuals from joining the Armed Forces. It is essential that new entrants to the Armed Forces meet set requirements so that they are capable of successfully tackling the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
11 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of measures to ensure that cases of (a) rape and (b) other serious offences committed in the UK by service personnel are tried in civilian courts.