Question follow-through · 97846
Armed Forces: Engineers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential changes in the retention of (a) engineering and (b) technical specialists.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 16 Dec 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
8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential changes in the retention of (a) engineering and (b) technical specialists.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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16 Dec 2025
Answer published
We remain committed to strengthening recruitment and retention across the Armed Forces through a range of targeted initiatives and measures. We continually monitor retention and review the overall offer, and recent data shows encouraging progress. For the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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