Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 119574
Armed Forces: Pay
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026
Question
Luke Akehurst
Labour — North Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the retention payment introduced by the armed forces to private soldiers and lance corporals in 2025 on recruitment and retention of personnel.
Answer
Louise Sandher-JonesThe Army forecasts the impact to be in the region of 290 retentions to date. While there is no way to isolate the impact of this specific initiative from wider retention efforts, in seeking approval for this initiative, an assessment was made that c300 se...
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