Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 8 of the Future Soldier Guide, what steps his Department taking to help ensure that opportunities for promoting through the ranks of the Armed Forces are increased.

The British Army is taking many steps to ensure the increase of promotion opportunities for its personnel. For example, the delivery of Single Officer Terms of Service means Senior Soldier Entry officers will no longer have a rank ceiling. Furthermore, Terms and Conditions of Service (TACOS) policy development is delivering increased flexibility to transfer within the Regular Army and across the whole force, whilst also removing barriers to ensure more personnel filter into qualifying zones for promotion.