Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Independent champion for Armed Forces appointed as new team stands up, published on 5 April 2026, when he plans to commence the open competition for the permanent appointment.

Former Air Commodore Polly Miller-Perkins CBE took up the post of Armed Forces Commissioner on 30 March 2026, serving in the role on an interim basis for a term of one year. An open competition to recruit a permanent appointee will commence later this year.