Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve retention rates in the Army.

Retention is one of the Army’s top priorities, supported by Defence. A retention strategy has been launched to address barriers to retention through a wholistic set of financial and policy initiatives spanning the entire employee lifecycle. Supported by a dedicated annual retention fund, the strategy is held to account by the Army Personnel Campaign Board, chaired by Commander Home Command. This is part of a Defence-wide initiative driven at a ministerial level through the recently established Recruitment and Retention Board.