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Armed Forces Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Polly Miller-Perkins CBE is the interim or permanent Armed Forces Commissioner.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
15 Apr 2026
Answer
20 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Polly Miller-Perkins CBE is the interim or permanent Armed Forces Commissioner.

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Former Air Commodore Polly Miller-Perkins CBE took up the post of Armed Forces Commissioner on 30 March 2026, serving in the role on an interim basis for a term of one year. An open competition to recruit a permanent appointee will commence later this yea...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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