Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on their target for women to account for 30% of personnel recruited by 2030.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 11 December 2023 to Question 4844.

In the 12 months to 30 September 2023, the proportion of female intake was 12.3% and we hope to continue to work towards the target year on year.