Question follow-through · 120675
Royal Military Academy: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Defence: Procurement · 1 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces: Coeliac Disease · 28 Aug 2026
- Armed Forces: Gluten-free Foods · 28 Aug 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Army has consistently achieved the Direct Entry target for Regular Officer recruitment, demonstrating sustained effectiveness in meeting, and often exceeding, recruiting requirements. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst maintains strong retention, wi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Defence: Procurement
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that defence procurement supports SMEs in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Armed Forces: Coeliac Disease
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the medical entry standards for Armed Forces applicants with coeliac disease.
Armed Forces: Gluten-free Foods
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing gluten-free diets to Armed Forces personnel during training and operational deployments.