Speaking in a debate ahead of the annual vote required for Parliament to give its consent to the existence of the armed forces, James Cleverly highlights recruitment difficulties and calls for the recruitment process to be speeded up and welcomes the fact that now all roles in the military are open to both men and women.
James was appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department on 13 November 2023.
He had served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since September 2022, having previously served as Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Minister for Middle East and North Africa and as joint Minister of State in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.
For details of his areas of responsibility visit his page on the Home Office section of the UK Government website.
Following the statement on the cancellation of the contract with Seaborne Freight as part of the contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit, James Cleverly asks how MPs could have been given more information about the company’s well-established backers.