Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many print adverts focused on Army recruitment were placed in regional newspapers by newspaper in each of the last three financial years.

The Army's Recruiting campaigns utilise national media platforms, such as national UK newspapers and online content. Adverts may also appear in publications associated with events, such as apprenticeship shows and job fairs.

These campaigns have not utilised regional newspaper print advertising in the past three years and no records are held centrally of Army units placing adverts in regional newspapers.

Some Army Reserve regiments may have placed localised print adverts in regional newspapers, but this information is not held centrally.