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HANSARDVeterans’ WelfareI look forward to the outcome of the review of welfare services, which was cited earlier. In the meantime, the Ministry of Defence is investing more than £40 million in digitising…13 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans’ WelfareThe hon. Lady is right to raise this. As I said earlier, I cannot overstate how important it is that we are increasingly digitising the service. When people go to Norcross and see…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman probably knows, I recently set up a joint committee, chaired by me and the Nepalese ambassador, to consider outstanding Gurkha welfare issues. I must tell…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s service with the VAPC. Like me, she has been to Norcross and seen the extraordinary files of paperwork. There is no way that we can provide the…13 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans’ WelfareMadam Deputy Speaker, may I say what a pleasure it is to see you back? I declare my interest as a veteran. On 2 March, I jointly commissioned with the Minister for Veterans’…13 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans’ WelfareI am really grateful for my hon. Friend’s question. He is absolutely right that armed forces and veterans breakfast clubs are an excellent initiative that have taken root across…13 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans’ WelfareThe hon. Gentleman is correct that the final report will be delivered within, I hope, a few weeks. He will have to await the Government’s response, of course, but it ties in with…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Veterans Welfare ServicesThis is a joint statement from me and the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Johnny Mercer) We are pleased to inform the…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillFirst, I declare my interest as a veteran. I offer my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Aberconwy (Robin Millar), both on the content of the Bill and the manner in…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillYes, under the regulations and statutory instruments that fall from this Bill. I am more than happy to discuss this complex and nuanced issue with the hon. Gentleman on a future…24 Feb 2023HANSARDWar Pension Scheme Uprating 2023The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2023 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2023 will take place…22 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am aware that my hon. Friend knows Fort Blockhouse intimately, as indeed do I. It is aesthetically charming, but it is beyond reasonable repair when it comes to accommodating…30 Jan 2023HANSARDVeterans UK and Veterans Welfare ServiceOn Thursday I had the great pleasure of visiting Lancashire and in particular Veterans UK at Norcross. I met some really great people who provide a range of support to our…30 Jan 2023HANSARDVeterans UK and Veterans Welfare ServiceI am very grateful to my hon. Friend. VAPCs provide a wonderful and unsung service, as did the war pension committees before them. Of course I look forward to 24 February, and I…30 Jan 2023HANSARDVeterans UK and Veterans Welfare ServiceThe hon. Lady will be aware of the career transition partnership. She will be aware too of the special arrangements for veterans who are unfortunately ill or injured to get them…30 Jan 2023HANSARDVeterans UK and Veterans Welfare ServiceI am grateful to my hon. and gallant Friend for his chairmanship of the all-party parliamentary group on veterans and for the survey that he has undertaken. I am very much looking…30 Jan 2023HANSARDVeterans UK and Veterans Welfare ServiceFirst, I have to correct the hon. Gentleman. He is not right to say that veterans, or indeed defence personnel, are more likely than the general public to suffer from mental…30 Jan 2023HANSARDVeterans UK and Veterans Welfare ServiceThe hon. Lady is referring to the quinquennial review, which has published its interim findings and will publish its definitive report in the spring. She is right to highlight…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that. I know Brize quite well and the accommodation that he referred to. He may be aware that all top level budgets are meant to be…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI cannot give the hon. Gentleman the undertaking that he asks of me; he will understand that. Obviously, all things are kept under review, but we clearly do value the service of…30 Jan 2023