Written questions

Armed Forces: Women

Commons · Question 98154 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has established an oversight mechanism to monitor delivery of the Atherton Report recommendations.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 16 Dec 2025

Of the House of Commons Defence Committee's report ‘Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life’, Defence has accepted 33 recommendations, partially accepted a further four recommendations and noted 13 poin...