Question follow-through · 122208
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any a) instruction and b) guidance is given to Instructors at Army Training Centres not to fail recruits undergoing Phase 1 training.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2026 · 6 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
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any a) instruction and b) guidance is given to Instructors at Army Training Centres not to fail recruits undergoing Phase 1 training.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2026
Answer published
The British Army upholds consistently high professional standards for all recruits undertaking Basic Training. Throughout this period, recruits are trained and mentored to ensure they meet and maintain these standards, not only during Basic Training, but ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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