Question follow-through · 78031
British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to make it easier for people in the British Overseas Territories to enter army officer training in the UK.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 18 Oct 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
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to make it easier for people in the British Overseas Territories to enter army officer training in the UK.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Oct 2025
Answer published
British Overseas Territory Citizens (BOTC) are already eligible to apply to join the British Army and there are no restrictions on the numbers who can serve as Officers or Other Ranks. However, a UK (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) footprint is an int...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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