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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 November 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 November 2024. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Army: Recruitment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel have (a) been recruited into the Armed Forces and (b) not passed basic training in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

The new Government inherited a very challenging recruitment and retention position for all Services, and has made improving recruitment and readiness of our Armed Forces an early priority. The Defence Secretary has already made announcements to improve recruitment and further announcements will be made by the Ministry of Defence in due course.

The requested information is provided in the attached spreadsheet.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13751
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Armed Forces Personnel; Basic training not passed
Subjects
Army Recruitment Training
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk