Question follow-through · 5468
Veterans: Identity Cards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of veteran ID cards by eligible veterans who were discharged before December 2018.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 33 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Veterans: Identity Cards · 14 Oct 2024
- Veterans: Housing · 19 Dec 2024
- Veterans: Identity Cards · 1 Jul 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of veteran ID cards by eligible veterans who were discharged before December 2018.
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
I can confirm this Government is absolutely committed to expanding the use of the Veteran Card and continues to assess options to increase uptake, with around 270 applications per day being received. As per our manifesto commitment, work is being undertak...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Veterans: Identity Cards
14 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of veterans who left service before December 2018 who have a veteran ID card.
Veterans: Housing
19 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the delivery of Homes for Heroes.
Veterans: Identity Cards
1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been issued to veterans who were discharged before December 2018, by council area.