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How many people serve in the UK armed forces, how diverse are they, and how many people are joining and leaving?
How many people serve in the UK armed forces, how diverse are they, and how many people are joining and leaving?
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I am today announcing the Government’s decision to accept in full the 2026 Pay Award recommendations for Armed Forces remuneration made by the independent Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB).
Armed Forces...
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I am today announcing the Government’s decision to accept in full the 2026 Pay Award recommendations for Armed Forces remuneration made by the independent Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB).
Armed Forces...
I am today announcing the Government’s decision to accept in full the 2026 Pay Award recommendations for Armed Forces remuneration made by the independent Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB).
Armed Forces personnel will receive their third consecutive above-inflation pay rise of 3.6%, demonstrating the government’s commitment to renewing the nation’s...
I am today announcing the Government’s decision to accept in full the 2026 Pay Award recommendations for Armed Forces remuneration made by the independent Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB).
Armed Forces personnel will receive their third consecutive above-inflation pay rise of 3.6%, demonstrating the government’s commitment to renewing the nation’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Late Entry Officers were commissioned in the last year, and of those how many were employed in in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and training officer roles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Late Entry Officers were commissioned in the last year, and of those how many were employed in in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and training officer roles.
There were 263 Late Entry Officers who commissioned from the Army Regular Other Ranks to Army Regular Officers from 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025.
Of those who commissioned from the Army Other Ranks to All Officers in 2025 how many have been employed in in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and training officer roles up until 1 January 2026 can be fond in the attached table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Late Entry Officers are employed in (a) each of the Army’s 32 infantry battalions and (b) in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and training officer roles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Late Entry Officers are employed in (a) each of the Army’s 32 infantry battalions and (b) in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and training officer roles.
The number of Late Entry Officers employed in Regular Army Infantry Battalions as at 1 January 2026 can be found in the attached table.
The total Number of Late Entry Officers across all Arms/Services employed in Welfare, QM, MTO, RCMO and Training Officer roles as at 1 January 2026 are also attached.
Clauses 20 to 30 agreed to. Committee adjourned till 16 April.
Clauses 20 to 30 agreed to. Committee adjourned till 16 April.
Clause 4 agreed to. Clause 5, discussed with clauses 6 to 9 stand part, schedules 2 and 3, and new clause 12. Clauses 5 to 9 agreed to. Schedules 2 and 3 agreed to. Clauses 10 to 19 agreed to. Clause 20 and an amendment under discussion when the Committee adjourned.
Clause 4 agreed to. Clause 5, discussed with clauses 6 to 9 stand part, schedules 2 and 3, and new clause 12. Clauses 5 to 9 agreed to. Schedules 2 and 3 agreed to. Clauses 10 to 19 agreed to. Clause 20 and an amendment under discussion when the Committee...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many one star military officers and above does he plan to have in place by the end of this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many one star military officers and above does he plan to have in place by the end of this Parliament.
Defence’s workforce structure is regularly reviewed and adjusted according to the threat and capability requirements. This includes the number of senior officers. The future workforce structure and associated workforce plans will be reviewed in conjunction with the Defence Investment Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officers who pass the selection board are privately educated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officers who pass the selection board are privately educated.
Officer training in the UK Armed Forces is accessible to any UK citizen who meets the academic, aptitude, physical and medical requirements, irrespective of the candidate’s social background or type of education.
Of the intake to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (Army) who are due to commission on 10 April 2026, 37% were independently educated. No other information in scope of these questions is held by the single Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officer candidates are privately educated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officer candidates are privately educated.
Officer training in the UK Armed Forces is accessible to any UK citizen who meets the academic, aptitude, physical and medical requirements, irrespective of the candidate’s social background or type of education.
Of the intake to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (Army) who are due to commission on 10 April 2026, 37% were independently educated. No other information in scope of these questions is held by the single Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes before issuing visas to former Pakistani military officers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes before issuing visas to former Pakistani military officers.
UK Visas and Immigration undertake a range of checks as part of the visa application process. These checks can include verifying the information provided by the applicant, assessing their eligibility against the relevant Immigration Rules, verifying supporting information and conducting interviews where required to assess an applicant’s credibility and carrying out checks on biographic and biometric information using a variety of different sources.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the restrictions on officer roles for late entry officers in the Army; and why those restrictions are in place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the restrictions on officer roles for late entry officers in the Army; and why those restrictions are in place.
Late Entry (LE) officers are eligible to apply for the same appointments as Direct Entry (DE) officers, and since 2023 all officers have been considered together for roles under a single, merit-based system.
There are no formal restrictions preventing LE officers from being appointed to particular posts. However, in practice some roles require specific experience or career pathways that DE officers are more likely to have, while other posts-particularly those drawing heavily on soldiering experience-are better suited to LEs. Selection is always based on the needs of the Army and the knowledge, skills and experience required for each role.
The Army is currently reviewing how to improve parity between LE and DE career structures, including how LE officers might access a broader range of roles and development opportunities, while ensuring operational effectiveness remains the priority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the equity of the current eligibility criteria for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, including Regular Officers who were discharged before 29 July 2014 but who served the same qualifying period as those who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the equity of the current eligibility criteria for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, including Regular Officers who were discharged before 29 July 2014 but who served the same qualifying period as those who...
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 29 October 2025, to Question 84537.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-22/84537
To ask His Majesty's Government how many one-star and above officers were serving in the military on 1 June, and how many civil servants of a grade equivalent to ‘one star’ and above were employed in the Civil Service in the Ministry of Defence.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many one-star and above officers were serving in the military on 1 June, and how many civil servants of a grade equivalent to ‘one star’ and above were employed in the Civil Service in the Ministry of Defence.
The requested data for individuals serving in the military was not gathered on the specified date. However, as of both 1 April and 1 July 2025, there were 551 military one-star officers (NATO Rank OF-6) and above.
As of 1 June 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and its four Executive Agencies - DE&S, SDA, DSTL, and UKHO - employed 518 Civil Servants at one-star equivalent grade or above. This figure includes personnel outside the Senior Civil Service but of equivalent grade, with Executive Agency grades aligned to the closest Civil Service equivalents where applicable.
Quarterly UK service personnel statistics are published on gov.uk at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2025
The latest MOD biannual civilian personnel report for October 2025 can be found at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-report-october-2025/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-report-october-2025#further-information
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 83220 on Army: Public Records, with regards to the criteria of (a) national security, (b) international relations and (c) sensitive personal data, under which of them is Security Service file...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 83220 on Army: Public Records, with regards to the criteria of (a) national security, (b) international relations and (c) sensitive personal data, under which of them is Security Service file...
Although it is Government policy to neither confirm nor deny whether an individual has been subject to investigation by the Security Service, an exception to this policy allows the Security Service to release files to The National Archives that are at least 50 years old, if to do so would not damage national security. The Security Service holds no file for Gen. J.F.C. Fuller that falls within this category.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving (a) General Officers in the British Army, (b) Admirals and Flag Officers in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (c) Air Officers of Air Rank in the Royal Air Force, (d) Commanding Officers of commissioned Royal Navy submarines and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving (a) General Officers in the British Army, (b) Admirals and Flag Officers in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (c) Air Officers of Air Rank in the Royal Air Force, (d) Commanding Officers of commissioned Royal Navy submarines and...
Parts a,b and c of the hon. Member's question are answered in the table below.
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The Ministry of Defence does not routinely disclose the trained strength of individual branches or specialisations as to do so could, or would be likely to, prejudice the security of the Armed Forces. For this reason, I am withholding the answer to parts D and E of this question.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October to Question 81237 on Army: Public Records, for what reason his security service personal file (PF 44288) has not been made available by her Department for release to the National Archive.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October to Question 81237 on Army: Public Records, for what reason his security service personal file (PF 44288) has not been made available by her Department for release to the National Archive.
Government records are normally opened at the National Archives when they are 20-years old but, where they exist, some records are retained or closed, in line with the requirements of the Public Records Act 1958, in order to protect national security, international relations and sensitive personal data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the current eligibility criteria for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for Regular Officers who were (a) discharged before 29 July 2014 and (b) served the same qualifying period as those who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the current eligibility criteria for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for Regular Officers who were (a) discharged before 29 July 2014 and (b) served the same qualifying period as those who...
This Government has the utmost admiration and appreciation for the loyal service of all our Armed Forces Veterans, however, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no current plan to recommend that the eligibility criteria for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal are amended to include Regular Officers who served in the Armed Forces before 29 July 2014. In any case, the MOD cannot unilaterally amend the eligibility criteria for the medal, and any recommendation in this respect would be subject to endorsement by the Committee on the Grant of Decorations, Honours and Medals, and approval by His Majesty The King.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any military officers have been sent to Israel for the purposes of monitoring the ceasefire in Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any military officers have been sent to Israel for the purposes of monitoring the ceasefire in Gaza.
No. A small number of UK planning officers have embedded in the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC), including a 2* deputy commander, to ensure that the UK remains integrated into the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-conflict stability. This team is not monitoring the ceasefire in Gaza. The UK continues to work with international partners to support the Gaza ceasefire to see where the UK can best contribute to the peace process.