Question follow-through · 54958

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out how the proposed introduction of regional field officers under the VALOUR programme will strengthen existing (a) statutory and (b) voluntary support networks for veterans in Northern Ireland.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Target answer date: 3 Jun 2025
Answer: 9 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out how the proposed introduction of regional field officers under the VALOUR programme will strengthen existing (a) statutory and (b) voluntary support networks for veterans in Northern Ireland.
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
VALOUR is a new programme to establish the first ever UK-wide approach to veteran support. A network of new regional field officers will work with local organisations to coordinate local delivery and ensure that services are designed to meet the needs of ...

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