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Veterans: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
1 May 2025 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans.

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 May 2025

    Answer published

    This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country. I am working across Government and with civil society to ensure veterans get access to the health, housing, employment and other support they need.Housing support i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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