Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 112279

Armed Forces: Women

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 25 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Sarah Dyke

Liberal Democrat — Glastonbury and Somerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department’s Defence Skills Passport will be used to improve the retention of serving female personnel and promote women into senior leadership positions.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

Defence’s transition to a skills‑based organisation is driven by the Pan‑Defence Skills Framework (PDSF). PDSF provides a single, governed set of skills that enables objective capability assessment and establishes a common language for identifying, defini...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 112279) →