Question follow-through · 5828
Army: Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Late Entry Officers are employed in (a) each of the Army’s 32 infantry battalions and (b) in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and training officer roles.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Defence Equipment · 13 Jul 2026
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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
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Late Entry Officers are employed in (a) each of the Army’s 32 infantry battalions and (b) in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and training officer roles.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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8 Jun 2026
Answer published
The number of Late Entry Officers employed in Regular Army Infantry Battalions as at 1 January 2026 can be found in the attached table. The total Number of Late Entry Officers across all Arms/Services employed in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and Training Office...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Defence Equipment
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