Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 21 May 2026Answered: 1 June 2026
Asked by
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Al Carns)
Throughout my tenure, I have worked with many late entry officers in combat roles. I will take the issue away and look into it in detail, but I am pretty sure that that is a misrepresentation of the totality of late entry officers across our armed forces in the Navy, Army and Air Force.