Army: Employment
(asked on 9th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his policy to reduce the size of the full time British Army to 73,000 soldiers.
This question was answered on 15th March 2023
The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing.
Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.