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Written question asked by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 18 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 January 2024 (named day). It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 January 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Defence Equipment & Support: Women

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 9 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many women have completed the four leadership development training programmes designed specifically for women with high potential as of 18 January 2024.

Answer

There were four initial cohorts of high potential candidates in 2022-23, totalling 28 individuals. This training was then opened up as a generic leadership offer for women, taken up by an additional 89 individuals in 2023. A breakdown of participant numbers by cohort is shown in the following table:

Cohort number

High potential or leadership programme

Number of participants

Programme dates

1

High potential

14

Feb-Jun 2022

2

High potential

14

Mar-Jun 2022

3

High potential

15

Sep 2022-Feb 2023

4

High potential

15

Oct 2022-Mar 2023

5

Leadership

15

Feb-Jun 2023

6

Leadership

15

Feb-Jun 2023

7

Leadership

15

Sep-Dec 2023

8

Leadership

15

Sep-Dec 2023

9

Leadership

15

Sep-Dec 2023

10

Leadership

14

Sep-Dec 2023

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
10383
Session
2023-24
Related items
Subjects
Women Training Defence Equipment & Support
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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