Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of female recruits at each Phase 1 training establishment were issued correctly sized uniform and equipment at first issue in the latest year for which data is available.

All recruits in Phase 1 training establishments undergo an individual sizing process, with uniform and equipment subsequently issued in accordance with these measurements. Opportunities are in place to exchange items if the fit is not correct.

Specific data on whether equipment or uniform is correctly sized at first issue is not recorded.