Linked Data API

Filter

These are the filters currently being used to limit the search results. Click on the remove filter icon to remove the filter.

answer › answering member constituency	South West Wiltshire
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department%27s policy is on the roles Commonwealth soldiers are eligible to apply for while serving in the British Army.

Sort by

This list shows the properties that you can sort by. Click on to sort in ascending order and to sort in descending order. The properties that you're currently sorting by are shown at the top of the list. Click on remove this sort to remove a sort and or to reverse the current sort order. Click on the remove all sorting icon to remove all the sorting. Note that sorting can significantly slow down the loading of the page.

View

Choose what information you want to view about each item. There are some pre-defined views, but starred properties are always present no matter what the view. You can star properties by clicking on the icon. The currently starred icons have a icon; clicking on it will unstar the property.

AnsweredQuestions
all
basic
description

Items per page

Choose how many items to view on each page. The more items you view, the longer the page will take to load.

Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest

date

exactly:

or between:
and

answering body

answering dept id

answering dept short name

answering dept sort name

hansard heading

house id

legislature


pref label

question text

tabling member constituency

tabling member printed

uin

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

exactly:

or between:
and

answer text

answering member constituency

answering member printed

question first answered

answering member


label

tabling member


label

1682556

registered interest

date

16/01/2024

answering body

Ministry of Defence

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Defence

answering dept sort name

Defence

hansard heading

Army: Commonwealth

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the roles Commonwealth soldiers are eligible to apply for while serving in the British Army.

tabling member constituency

Midlothian

tabling member printed

Owen Thompson

uin

9899

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

26/01/2024

answer text

<p>Commonwealth citizens are eligible to apply to join the UK Armed Forces. Like their British and Irish counterparts, they must meet the required eligibility criteria including age, educational, fitness and medical, as well as UK residency for security vetting purposes which varies depending on rank and role. In addition, since November 2018 there has been an annual limit of up to 1,350 Commonwealth citizens who can be recruited each year by the Armed Forces. The Army also has a 15% limit on the number of Commonwealth citizens serving in each cap badge. These requirements can limit the number of roles available at a particular time.</p><p> </p>

answering member constituency

South West Wiltshire

answering member printed

Dr Andrew Murrison

question first answered

26/01/2024 10:54:30

answering member

1466

	label	Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

tabling member

4482

	label	Biography information for Owen Thompson