Question to the Ministry of Defence:
Her Majesty's Government what strategy is in place to meet recruitment and retention challenges faced by the Royal Navy.
The Naval Service utilises a wide range of mechanisms to aid the recruitment and retention of personnel. For recruitment these include targeted marketing, specific recruitment events and staged remunerative awards to attract recruits in specialist areas. A number of initiatives have also been developed in order to retain experienced personnel, such as the use of targeted retention incentives and career extensions.