Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 49573

Armed Forces: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 30 April 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's (a) recruitment and (b) retention of armed forces personnel.

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. Although Armed Forces outflow currently remains greater than...

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