Armed Forces
Commons · Question 100740 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Quarterly service personnel statistics: 1 October 2025, what assessment has he made of the cause of the decrease of personnel in the Full-Time Trained Strength (RN/RM & RAF) and Full-Time Tr
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 22 Dec 2025
UK Regular Armed Forces intake is now greater than outflow at the Tri-Service level and strength remained stable over a rolling 12-month period. Published stats (1 October 2025) show that since 1 October 2024, the total number of UK Forces Personnel has i...