Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 49659

Armed Forces: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of recruitment and retention in the armed forces on operational capacity.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The current Government inherited a crisis in recruitment and retention from the last administration, and we are committed to addressing this through a range of targets, initiatives and measures. The Ministry of Defence continually monitors the recruitment...

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