Question follow-through · 8496
Social Services: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of the Armed Forces Bill extending the Armed Forces Covenant duty to include social care, how the Department will ensure that the needs of the armed forces community are recognised a
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of the Armed Forces Bill extending the Armed Forces Covenant duty to include social care, how the Department will ensure that the needs of the armed forces community are recognised a
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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25 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department of Health and Social Care fully supports the commitment to extend the Armed Forces Covenant duty to include social care. We are dedicated to working closely with the Ministry of Defence and local authorities to ensure the Covenant’s princip...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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