Question follow-through · 75486
Army: Commonwealth
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether applicants from outside the UK who hold Commonwealth citizenship and are under the age of 18 at the time of joining are eligible to join the Army.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
5 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether applicants from outside the UK who hold Commonwealth citizenship and are under the age of 18 at the time of joining are eligible to join the Army.
9 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2025
Answer published
Commonwealth citizens, residing outside the UK, must be at least 18 years of age before being eligible to apply to join the Army.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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