Question follow-through · 89294
Veterans: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of diverting spending on foreign aid towards establishing a veterans support network including (a) guaranteed fast-track treatment and mental heal
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 13 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Ministry of Defence: Mental Health · 25 Nov 2025
- Ministry of Defence: Subscriptions · 2 Dec 2025
- Ministry of Defence: Research · 14 Jan 2026
- Afghanistan: Resettlement · 19 Jan 2026
- Ministry of Defence: Equality · 19 Jan 2026
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
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of diverting spending on foreign aid towards establishing a veterans support network including (a) guaranteed fast-track treatment and mental heal
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Nov 2025
Answer published
This Government is completely dedicated to recognising our veterans and is keenly aware of the debt that we as a country owe to them for their service and sacrifice. Just this week we launched a new cross government Veterans' Strategy to fundamentally res...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ministry of Defence: Mental Health
25 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Ministry of Defence: Subscriptions
2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for the total spend on (i) LinkedIn membership fees (ii) other subscriptions by his Department in the last financial year.
Ministry of Defence: Research
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of feasibility studies conducted by their Department for projects that did not proceed in the last five years.
Afghanistan: Resettlement
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse is of the Afghanistan Response Route to date.
Ministry of Defence: Equality
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b) diversity, (c) equity and (d) inclusion; and at what annual salary cost.
Ministry of Defence: Hotels
5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.
Armed Forces: Training
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what written guidance or briefing material is provided to recruits and officer cadets on acceptable expression of views during training and assessment activities.
Armed Forces: Training
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what formal routes of appeal or review are available to recruits, officer cadets, and serving personnel who are subject to administrative action under JSP 767 following views expressed during training or educatio
Armed Forces: Freedom of Expression
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether guidance on the application of JSP 767 relating to the expression of views is issued uniformly across the Armed Forces or separately by each Service.
Armed Forces: Freedom of Expression
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are taken to ensure that personnel subject to administrative action under JSP 767 are informed of their right to seek review or submit a Service Complaint.
Armed Forces: Freedom of Expression
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether decisions to take administrative action under JSP 767 in relation to views expressed during training are required to be reviewed by a senior officer not directly involved in the original decision, and if
Armed Forces: Freedom of Expression
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what welfare or legal support is available to personnel while investigations or reviews are ongoing following administrative action taken in connection with the expression of views or opinions.