Question follow-through · 88902
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to respond to the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee 2025 report; and if he will meet representatives of regional Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees following that response.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 24 Nov 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to respond to the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee 2025 report; and if he will meet representatives of regional Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees following that response.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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24 Nov 2025
Answer published
As the new Minister for Veterans and People, I am currently reviewing and understanding my portfolio, which includes the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees. This includes reviewing previous advice also provided to my predecessor. This forms part of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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