Armed Forces: Parachuting
Commons · Question 114081 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the focus on a single battalion group on the number of Basic Para
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 2 Mar 2026
The Strategic Defence Review position on military parachuting capabilities represents no change to the current Defence parachuting provision. Therefore, there is no anticipated change to the number of All Arms Pre-Parachute Selection courses or the Basic ...