Ministry of Defence<p>The Armed Forces continue to meet all their operational targets. We continue to apply a range of measures to improve recruitment and retention.</p>South StaffordshireGavin Williamson2018-07-26false2018-07-26T10:11:12.083Z11DefenceDefence2018-07-19Armed Forces1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies in the event that the target of 144,200 trained regular armed forces personnel by 2020 is not met.falseNorth DurhamMr Kevan Jones166100Ministry of Defence<p>This Government is absolutely committed to maintaining the UK's status as a 'tier 1' military power. The plans and policies set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review confirmed our commitment to maintain our world leading military status, and the Modernising Defence Programme aims to strengthen Defence and our Armed Forces further.</p>South StaffordshireGavin Williamson2018-07-10false2018-07-10T15:14:28.45Z11DefenceDefence2018-07-03Armed Forces1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK remains a tier one military power.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell160132Ministry of Defence<p>Joint Force 2025 is defined in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review. There is no prescribed minimum number of personnel or platforms required to deliver the outputs that this force is designed to achieve.</p><p>Our Armed Forces are fulfilling all their commitments across the globe, and this Government will ensure that they can continue to do so.</p>South StaffordshireGavin Williamson2018-04-17falseSouth StaffordshireGavin Williamson2018-04-17T13:52:18.65Z11DefenceDefence2018-03-29Armed Forces1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 17 of the National Security Capabilities Review, what estimate he has made of the minimum size of the armed forces required to deliver Joint Force 2025.falseLlanelliNia Griffith134875Ministry of Defence<p>This Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces.</p>South StaffordshireGavin Williamson2018-01-23123067false2018-01-23T11:41:56.76Z11DefenceDefence2018-01-16Armed Forces1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 15 January 2018, Official Report, column.614 whether his Department plans to maintain the Armed Forces at the size they were at the 2017 General Election; and if he will make a statement.falseLlanelliNia Griffith123069Ministry of Defence<p>We do not publish year-by-year forward projections for the size of the Armed Forces.</p>South StaffordshireGavin Williamson2018-01-23false2018-01-23T16:38:59.317Z11DefenceDefence2018-01-16Armed Forces1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 15 January 2018, Official Report, column 617, what the personnel will be for the(a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in each of the next two years.falseLlanelliNia Griffith12307510015