Question follow-through · 5472
Veterans: Identity Cards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been distributed in each local authority area to veterans who left service before December 2018.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 33 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
- Veterans: Housing · 19 Dec 2024
- Veterans: Identity Cards · 1 Jul 2025
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been distributed in each local authority area to veterans who left service before December 2018.
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
The HM Armed Forces Veteran Card Scheme has had a two-phase rollout. Phase 1 is complete; all Service leavers since December 2018 automatically receive a Veteran Card from the Ministry of Defence as part of their Service Leaver Pack. Phase 2 extends acces...
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.