Armed Forces: Recruitment and Retention Debate
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Lord Swire
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Armed Forces: Recruitment and Retention
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Lord Swire (Con)
My Lords, the Government have committed to significantly growing the size of the Reserve Forces. With that in mind, what discussions have the Government had with employers to encourage them to promote the possibility of a career in the Reserve Forces and to ensure that they are prepared to release their workforce when they are called upon to serve?
Lord Coaker (Lab)
We are having discussions with businesses of all sizes to try to ensure that we can promote the reserves as much as we can. That is in progress, and we will need to do more of it to ensure that we get the reserves we need.