Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 89395
Army: Recruitment
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to (a) streamline army recruitment and (b) increase (i) regular and (ii) reserve military personnel numbers.
Answer
Louise Sandher-JonesAs part of the Strategic Defence Review, the Department has committed to increasing the British Army to at least 76,000 full time soldiers in the next Parliament. Under this Government, we have driven improvements to recruiting process, stripping out outd...
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