questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were externally recruited to Senior Civil Service posts in his Department in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023 to date.
answerText: It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member's Questions. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
heading: Ministry of Defence: Senior Civil Servants