Question follow-through · 39376
Veterans: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available for members of the armed forces who have served in Northern Ireland.
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
- 18 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
18 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available for members of the armed forces who have served in Northern Ireland.
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2025
Answer published
This Government recognises the important contribution and sacrifice of those who served in Northern Ireland to keep us safe, and that of the families who enabled them to do so. Veterans who served in Northern Ireland are eligible for a range of support, w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Military Aircraft: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
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Army: Training
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USA: Nuclear Weapons
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether US nuclear weapons based in the UK are under the sole command of US military authorities.
Defence: Iron and Steel
23 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the UK's steelmaking capacity on the UK's (a) defence and (b) critical infrastructure.
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen domestic supply chains for steel, following the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy.