Question follow-through · 15921

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 6 Jul 2026
Target answer date: 8 Jul 2026
Answer: 13 Jul 2026 · 7 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

6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jul 2026
Answer published
Since July 2024, the Ministry of Defence has made 178 Public Appointments and 61 Direct Ministerial Appointments. These figures represent appointments made during the period and includes individuals whose appointments have subsequently ended following the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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