Question follow-through · 93491

Office for Veterans' Affairs and Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on changing the relationship between the Office for Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
21 Nov 2025
Target answer date
25 Nov 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on changing the relationship between the Office for Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee.

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    As Minister for Veterans and People I have responsibility for the Office for Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees, both of which report to me. This Government is steadfast in our commitment to ensuring that support to veteran...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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