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Question follow-through · 8931

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department considers factors other than merit for military (a) appointments and (b) promotions.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
15 Jun 2026
Answer
19 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department considers factors other than merit for military (a) appointments and (b) promotions.

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    In addition to appointing on merit, appointing teams across Defence take into account the key skills and experience of candidates, and their Service (Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force) for appointments and promotion. Where a position requires a special...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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