Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's response to the Defence Committee’s Second Report, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life, published on 2 December 2021, when the Secretary of State and the Minister of State for Defence (Lords) have met representatives of servicewomen’s networks; and what the focus of those meetings was.

The Secretary of State personally tested the Ministry of Defence's response with the Defence Service Women's Networks to ensure the important issues highlighted by the Report were comprehensively addressed and that no opportunity was missed to bring about meaningful and enduring change.

The Secretary of State and the Minister of State for Defence (Lords) are both committed to regularly meeting with representatives of our Servicewomen's Networks to understand the impact of changes being made and to enable our servicewomen to hold us to account and to identify opportunities for further continuous improvement.