Question follow-through · 13040
Armed Forces Covenant
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for bringing the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law.
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
- 6 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 12 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Veterans: Mental Health Services · 11 Sept 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
6 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for bringing the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Nov 2024
Answer published
Our election manifesto committed to “strengthen support for our Armed Forces communities by putting the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law” to help improve their lives across a broad range of areas. We are now developing policy options to take this forw...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Veterans: Mental Health Services
11 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services for veterans in the North West.