Question follow-through · 115966
Armed Forces: Legal Opinion
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Independent Legal Advocacy support programme pilot will only provide advice to those over 18; and whether a separate legal advocacy support programme will be created for Service Personnel unde
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 6 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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- Veterans: Homelessness · 10 Apr 2026
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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
25 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Independent Legal Advocacy support programme pilot will only provide advice to those over 18; and whether a separate legal advocacy support programme will be created for Service Personnel unde
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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6 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Independent Legal Advocacy Support pilot will operate for 12 months from Spring 2026. It will provide advice to any complainant aged 18 or over, whether a Service person or a civilian, where the alleged perpetrator is a Service person subject to Servi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Veterans: Homelessness
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