| Heading: |
Armed Forces: Vacancies |
| Question ID: |
1815084 |
| UIN: |
61486 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
429 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Derek Twigg
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Derek Twigg
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58934 on Armed Forces: Vacancies, what the ranks of the unfilled posts are; and how long they have been unfilled. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-25 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Answer text: |
The UK has one of the highest post fill rates in NATO. As of 1 April 2025, the UK’s post allocation was 1,053, of which 82 were unfilled. While 8% of our posts were gapped in April 2025, this was predominantly for a period of less than 10 months. The majo... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |