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Debate between Kirsten Oswald and James Cartlidge
Monday 20th November 2023

(7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Cartlidge Portrait James Cartlidge
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I strongly congratulate my hon. Friend on becoming Chair of the Defence Committee and I look forward to working with him. I know that, predating his appointment, he had a strong interest in accommodation, and I enjoyed visiting his constituency to look at the accommodation for Brize Norton. I will consider his point and write to him.

Kirsten Oswald Portrait Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP)
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T6. In 2022, 11.2% of British Army recruits were women. That is down from 12.6% in 2020. In 2021, 9% of British Army recruits were from ethnic minority backgrounds, and that is down from 11.7% in 2020. What is the Secretary of State doing to urgently remedy this reduction in the diversity of recruits?

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