Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 16 February 2026.
Gareth Thomas
Labour/Co-operative, Harrow West
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.
Louise Jones
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) already offers Serving Personnel, and Veterans in receipt of a pension, the opportunity to save with our three credit unions (https://www.joiningforcescu.co.uk/) via payroll deduction administered by Defence Business Services. MOD Civil Servants and Veterans without a pension can save with those same credit unions using Direct Debit.
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