Question follow-through · 18686
Armed Forces: Separated People
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support Armed Forces personnel with children when there is a breakdown in family arrangements.
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
- 9 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Reserve Forces: Older People · 2 Jun 2025
- Reserve Forces: Retirement · 2 Jun 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
9 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support Armed Forces personnel with children when there is a breakdown in family arrangements.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2024
Answer published
Joint Service Publication (JSP) 770 (Tri-Service Operational and Non-Operational Welfare Policy) provides a framework for the delivery of a widely recognised and accessible support structure that secures and improves the wellbeing of Service personnel and...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Reserve Forces: Older People
2 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reservists are aged between 55 and 60; and how many will be 60 in the next 12 months.
Reserve Forces: Retirement
2 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the retirement age of reservists from 60 to 65.