Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 80277

Armed Forces: Recruitment

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's recruitment targets for each branch of the armed forces are for (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 is clear that Defence must now meet the longstanding challenge of recruiting and retaining new generations with different requirements. We are committed to the vision that long-term success depends on reconnecting s...

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