Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 50001

Army: Recruitment

Tabled: 2 May 2025
Answered: 13 May 2025

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to increase the number of serving personnel in the British Army.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The current Government inherited a crisis in recruitment and retention from the last administration, and we are committed to addressing this through a range of targets, initiatives and measures. The British Army continues to implement Future Soldier, with...

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