Armed Forces: Vacancies
Commons · Question 61486 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Derek Twigg
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.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 25 Jun 2025
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...