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Deposited paper deposited in the House of Commons by the Ministry of Defence on Thursday, 30 July 2026. The commitment to deposit was made on Wednesday, 29 July 2026.


Deposited Paper DEP2026-0525

Letter dated 29/07/2026 from Wendy Morton MP to Calvin Bailey MP regarding a parliamentary question concerning the impact of the 3.6% armed forces pay award on recruitment and retention, and whether military pay has kept pace with increases in housing and living costs over the last five years. 2p.

Available files
https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/files/DEP2026-0525/Impact_of_pay_award_-_IWW_Follow_Up_-_Wendy_Morton_MP_DW.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Deposited paper
Reference
DEP2026-0525 
Originated on
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Author
Ministry of Defence
Related items
Armed Forces: Pay
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Childcare Armed forces Costs Housing Pay Recruitment Labour turnover
Contains statistics
Yes