Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sajid Javid and Dan Byles

Monday 26th March 2012 Commons Chamber

[Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con)]

10. What recent assessment he has made of the level of morale in the armed forces.

[Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con)]

12. What recent assessment he has made of the level of morale in the armed forces.

[The Minister for the Armed Forces (Nick Harvey)]

I continue to be impressed by the morale and commitment of those putting their lives at risk on operations on a daily basis. This was particularly evident to me during my recent visit to Afghanistan. More broadly, the Ministry of Defence uses a number of measures, including the annual armed forces continuous attitude survey, to monitor and understand changes in morale across the services. In the 2011 survey across the three services, 46% of respondents reported that their morale was high, and 31% were neutral.