{"value":{"id":1136780,"askingMemberId":952,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2019-07-03T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2019-07-17T00:00:00","uin":"HL16930","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their policy that Her Majesty's Armed Forces should be comprised of equal numbers of men and women.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":2000,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2019-07-10T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Ministry of Defence is dedicated to achieving a more diverse and representative workforce. Consequently, we have undertaken a wide range of activities to increase representation across British society, including those that have historically been under-represented. As part of this drive, we are working towards a target of 15% of recruits into the Armed Forces being female by 2020. The target is stretching and reflects the importance Defence places on having diverse Armed Forces with all the benefits this brings.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Armed Forces: Equality","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1136780","method":"GET"}]}