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HANSARDHousing: Military Personnel and FamiliesAs part of our new defence housing strategy, we will look at how we will manage that estate as a whole and whether we will do it completely differently. As part of the SDR, we…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHousing: Military Personnel and FamiliesThis is one of the best deals that defence has done in a long time. It has bought back 36,000 homes, saving the taxpayer £600,000 a day or £230 million over a year. We are in…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHousing: Military Personnel and FamiliesWe already do that. The reality is that a large proportion of these houses were built 50 to 60 years ago, so the thick insulation and double-skinned walls that we would see as…06 Jan 2025HANSARDVeterans’ HousingThe Prime Minister has made it clear that ensuring that veterans and their families can access support—including for housing—is a priority; he mentioned that in his speech at…06 Jan 2025HANSARDVeterans’ HousingThe career transition pathway that has just been set up is a great example of how we are helping those leaving the services to transition into civilian life. Op Courage, in…06 Jan 2025HANSARDVeterans’ HousingI thank my hon. Friend for a very important question. I would like to talk further about this. We have been working with the Department for Education—06 Jan 2025HANSARDVeterans’ HousingI can take this discussion offline, and we can talk about this in due course.06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely agree. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change housing for our service families. It will save taxpayers £600,000 a day, and £230 million over the year. It…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe owe a debt to our nuclear test veterans, who delivered their service in a courageous and honourable way. I have already committed to looking into the records issue in detail,…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe essential role played by women throughout both major wars in delivering an industrial powerhouse to support our armed forces is not lost on the Government. I am happy to take…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with my hon. Friend. The defence housing strategy will be a medium to long-term strategy and will be published, in line with the SDR, in the spring.06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for the visit to Bournemouth to see that exemplar of how to house veterans. The Prime Minister has just announced £3.7 million of funding towards veterans’…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the concerns around exposure to exhaust fumes and the importance that we place on safety, the MOD is this month initiating the testing of the exhaust emissions of in-service…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransI thank the hon. Member for raising that point, and congratulate the people he has mentioned on signing up to the covenant duty, which is superb. They join about 12,400 others who…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransAs we move forward, we will be involved in the SDR and looking at supporting veterans into transition and employment in due course. A large proportion of veterans who leave…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the veterans of Shipley. It is essential, especially over the Christmas period and the next three or four months, that anyone who needs…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransAbsolutely. As a fellow Scot, I take that very seriously, and I will be visiting there at the end of this week. I have already met the Scottish Veterans Minister, and I want to…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransMy hon. Friend highlights a pretty important point. The Government as a whole are pushing forward to deliver houses at a faster rate over the next five years than, I hope, ever…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransThe charity has my full congratulations on the work it is doing. Having pets such as a dog provides psychological comfort and friends, especially for people healing from some of…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransI thank the hon. and learned Member for his important question. First, we must get the armed forces covenant into law, which should cover a large proportion of the veteran support…06 Jan 2025