Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 68748

Royal Artillery: Gurkhas

Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Dr Andrew Murrison

ConservativeSouth West Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the King's Gurkha Artillery will recruit female Nepali citizens.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Gurkhas have made an outstanding contribution to the UK through their years of dedicated service to the Crown and are held in high esteem by the British Army and public alike. The number of recruits required for the Brigade of Gurkhas is managed on an ann...

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