Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Armed Forces have been identified as members of far-right group Generation Identity since 2019.

A total of 37 serving Armed Forces personnel have been referred to the Prevent scheme since 1 January 2019. Information held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) indicates that two Service personnel have been identified as members of Generation Identity since 2019. Records held by MOD also indicate that one Service person has been identified as a member of a Proscribed Organisation under Section 3(6) of the Terrorism Act 2000.

If an active investigation by Counter Terrorism Police or Service Police is undertaken against serving Armed Forces personnel, a risk assessment is conducted to identify any risks to the individual, the Armed Forces and the wider public from the member of the Armed Forces. Their duties, training and access to weapons or material will be taken into consideration and this may result in a change of duties or access privileges.