Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 64655

Armed Forces: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 2 July 2025

Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve recruitment and retention in the Armed Forces.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The current Government inherited a crisis in recruitment and retention from the last administration. The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 is clear that Defence must now meet the longstanding challenge of recruiting and retaining new generations with di...

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