Written questions

Armed Forces: Offenders

Commons · Question 58536 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on cross-departmental strategies on (a) the size of the armed forces and (b) the rehabilitation of offenders.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 17 Jun 2025

Defence is dedicated to recruiting, retaining and developing the best talent, drawn from the broadest diversity of thought, skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. We inherited a long running recruitment crisis from the last government.Und...