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Veterans: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the new cross-government veteran employment taskforce is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises, including those in rural areas, have access to veteran talent.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
27 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the new cross-government veteran employment taskforce is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises, including those in rural areas, have access to veteran talent.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the vital role small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK play in our economy and is committed to ensuring they have access to the skills and talents they need to succeed. Veterans bring exceptional qualities such as...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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24 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing routine monitoring and data collection on neurodivergent Service Personnel, including those with conditions beyond Specific Learning Differences;

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Armed Forces: Neurodiversity

24 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds data on the proportion of neurodivergent service personnel.