Question follow-through · 19122
Armed Forces Covenant
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a public sector organisation that has signed the Armed Forces Covenant may be removed as a signatory if the organisation has acted in contravention of the obligations and principles laid out in the Covena
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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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
10 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a public sector organisation that has signed the Armed Forces Covenant may be removed as a signatory if the organisation has acted in contravention of the obligations and principles laid out in the Covena
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Dec 2024
Answer published
Organisations not fulfilling their pledge can have their Armed Forces Covenant status reviewed. Concerns should initially be raised directly with the organisation in question, by following their standard complaints process. Complaints that remain unresolv...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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