| Heading: |
Armed Forces: Recruitment |
| Question ID: |
1806744 |
| UIN: |
55177 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5050 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lewis Cocking
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| Asking Member handle: |
_LewisCocking
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@_LewisCocking
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of diversity, equality and inclusion policies on recruitment to the armed forces. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5235 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Al Carns
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Al Carns
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| Answer text: |
The recruitment and retention of talented personnel to the Armed Forces is mission critical. We must draw from the broadest diversity of thought, skills, and background to ensure we continue to meet the threats we face and safeguard the security, stabilit... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |