Question follow-through · 13873
Veterans: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve support for ex-service women.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 29 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Ministry of Defence: Members · 10 Jul 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
29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve support for ex-service women.
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jul 2026
Answer published
Women are a crucial part of the Armed Forces community, both through the value of their service and their contribution to society as veterans. Engaging and supporting the women who have served in our Armed Forces in East Grinstead and Uckfield and across ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ministry of Defence: Members
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in his Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.