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Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve support for veterans in Northern Ireland.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
29 Jul 2024
Answer
2 Aug 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve support for veterans in Northern Ireland.

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Aug 2024

    Answer published

    This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who have served our country. I am leading work across Government and with civil society to ensure veterans and their families get access to the health, housing, employment and other suppo...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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