Oral Question·Prime Minister
“If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 17 January.”
Tabled: 11 January 2018Answered: 17 January 2018
Asked by
Catherine McKinnell
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne North
Answering Minister
the Prime Minister
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Luke Pollard)
We inherited a broken recruitment system from the Conservatives. We promised to take steps to fix it and we are: the largest pay increase in 20 years for those who serve; a 35% pay increase for recruits; the scrapping of over 100 outdated medical practices; the creation of a new direct entry cyber-pathway; a conditional offer within 10 days of applying; a training start date within 30 days; and the announcement of a new tri-service recruitment scheme to attract the very best to our armed forces.