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HANSARDArmed Forces: Skills for the FutureIn June 2023, the Ministry of Defence published the Haythornthwaite review of armed forces incentivisation. Multiple teams are being stood up across Defence to implement all 67…20 Nov 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: Skills for the FutureIt is always a joy to visit Strangford—one of the most beautiful places in these islands, if I may say so. I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s invitation; I have it at the…20 Nov 2023HANSARDSupport for VeteransThe hon. Gentleman will know that universal credit is an in-work benefit. Within the system, there are allowances that we offer to our veterans that can be improved. As he knows,…20 Nov 2023HANSARDSupport for VeteransI absolutely will, and I add my congratulations to my hon. Friend’s in thanking The Veterans Charity in North Devon. I also congratulate her on the extraordinary support she gives…20 Nov 2023HANSARDSupport for VeteransOf course the MOD works with the DWP on a range of issues. Compensation is set in the full knowledge of how it will be dealt with under the benefits system in the UK. By most…20 Nov 2023HANSARDSupport for VeteransThe Ministry of Defence delivers a range of services to veterans and their families, including the administration and payment of armed forces pensions and compensation, and…20 Nov 2023HANSARDReserve Forces: External Scrutiny Team Report 2022-23Led by Maj Gen (Retd) Simon Lalor, the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations External Scrutiny Team provides an independent assessment on the health of the reserve forces on…08 Nov 2023HANSARDReserves RoadmapI would like to inform the House of the approach the Ministry of Defence is taking to modernise and transform the reserve forces. Earlier this summer, the Ministry of Defence…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNew Accommodation OfferToday I am pleased to announce the Ministry of Defence’s new accommodation offer, which from 11 March 2024 will deliver greater access to subsidised accommodation for our service…19 Sept 2023HANSARDService Complaints Ombudsman Annual Report 2022: Formal ResponseI am pleased to place in the Library of the House today the MOD’s formal response to the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Force’s annual report for 2022 on the fairness,…14 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will forgive me if I do not know off the top of my head what those recommendations relate to. I can say to him that Defence is very fortunate in having him and his…11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question. Yes, I can commit to meet her and her constituent, if she wishes to do so.11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsCEA is an important way of making sure that the education of service children is not disrupted. To that end, I have asked for a review of CEA to make sure it is fit for purpose,…11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK Government prefer action rather than words, and I point to the 20,000 Ukrainians we are training, to Storm Shadow and to the fact that kit is going out the door right now…11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will know full well that the United Kingdom is probably the lead nation on many fronts among our European peers— financially, in terms of kit and in…11 Sept 2023HANSARDDefence Infrastructure Organisation: Service Accommodation for Injured VeteransI think that is a little harsh. I have discussed this matter with the hon. Lady, and I would of course be more than happy to meet her to discuss her constituent’s case further.…11 Sept 2023HANSARDDefence Infrastructure Organisation: Service Accommodation for Injured VeteransThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation provides additional needs and disability adaptations to service family accommodation. Those provide changes to SFA to meet a family’s…11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be aware that phase 1 of this project is already completed, which is to say that as people leave the armed forces, they are issued with their veterans cards.…11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was privileged to attend the Invictus games this weekend in Düsseldorf. It was truly humbling to meet inspiring individuals who have triumphed in adversity. I took the…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNuclear Test MedalsThey will need to apply for a subject access request. I reiterate what I said in my answer to her written question: we of course do everything we can to locate records when people…11 Sept 2023