Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 61486

Armed Forces: Vacancies

Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Derek Twigg

LabourWidnes and Halewood

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58934 on Armed Forces: Vacancies, what the ranks of the unfilled posts are; and how long they have been unfilled.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The UK has one of the highest post fill rates in NATO. As of 1 April 2025, the UK’s post allocation was 1,053, of which 82 were unfilled. While 8% of our posts were gapped in April 2025, this was predominantly for a period of less than 10 months. The majo...

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