Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 15673

Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.

Answer

Mr Calvin Bailey
The Ministry of Defence employs a range of assessment methods across its recruitment programmes, including numerical reasoning as part of the recruitment process for the Defence Commercial Graduate Programme.