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UIN 45549

Armed Forces: Recruitment

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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7 September 2016

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13 September 2016 · Answer

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Defence

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13 September 2016

Defence

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people applied for the 200 support role vacancies advertised by his Department in May 2016 when it waived the five year British citizenship rule for Commonwealth recruits.

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  1. 7 September 2016

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people applied for the 200 support role vacancies advertised by his Department in May 2016 when it waived the five year British citizenship rule for Commonwealth recruits.

    Source: Commons

  2. 13 September 2016

    Answer

    On 12 May 2016, the then Minister for the Armed Forces (Penny Mordaunt) made a written ministerial statement (HCWS 726) which announced that the five year UK residency requirement was being waived to allow for 200 Commonwealth citizens per annum to be rec...

    Source: Written answer

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