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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe provide support for resettlement for two years prior to the end of people’s service and for two years after. That is a very important component of our offer to service people.15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat we can do is ensure that when someone gets a military qualification, it has civilian equivalents. We are doing that, and that is important because military service does give…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI certainly do congratulate the Royal Marines on this magnificent new facility. I am delighted that this 181-bed block for the rehabilitation of trainees was completed on budget…15 Nov 2021HANSARDFormer Service Personnel: Mental Health ServicesI am delighted that we will have an independent veterans’ commissioner in Wales, and I thank my hon. Friend for the campaigning she has done on this. We look forward to positive…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealI have given deep consideration to that excellent report, which I think is a hugely important piece of work. We have come a very long way in the last 10 years, but there is still…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealI am grateful to my hon. Friend. This is of particular interest, because my Aldershot constituency was formerly the home of the Parachute Regiment and one of my first engagements…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealI am pleased to be able to put on record my acknowledgement of the injustice suffered by gay people who were unjustly thrown out of the military. I have met Fighting With Pride…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealMy hon. Friend is right to refer to the central role of the Royal British Legion volunteers. They are a magnificent bunch of people, and I particularly commend Ken Whitehead and…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealI do indeed join my hon. Friend in thanking everyone in Clwyd South who took part in those activities, particularly the team at Broughton community council and Brynteg Memorial…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealThe Ministry of Defence was delighted to support the Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal, in its 100th anniversary year. Members of all three services took part in Poppy Day…15 Nov 2021HANSARDFormer Service Personnel: Mental Health ServicesI do not accept that characterisation from the hon. Member. Op Courage is very successful. Clearly there is always more to do, which is why we are putting more money into it.…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoppy AppealI regularly meet the magnificent team of the Royal British Legion. If the hon. Gentleman can give me any particular details of that case, I should be pleased to raise it with them.15 Nov 2021HANSARDFormer Service Personnel: Mental Health ServicesI think we are putting our money where our mouth is, but I make the broader point that it is about reducing stigma around mental health and ensuring that, during service, service…15 Nov 2021HANSARDFormer Service Personnel: Mental Health ServicesWe are committed to providing veterans with a gold standard of support. This year we increased the budget of Op Courage from £17.8 million to more than £20 million. We are…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for VeteransI am pleased to put on record my thanks to the Veterans Charity for its amazing work. I was pleased to contribute to the routes of remembrance event and to dispatch a wreath from…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for VeteransThe Government are committed to delivering a gold standard of care for our veterans. We have made huge progress in recent years, with tangible benefits such as the veterans…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for VeteransI have absolute responsibility for that, and I am liaising closely with Veterans UK to ensure that those people who have served us get the support and encouragement they need.15 Nov 2021HANSARDPhotographic Reconnaissance Unit: National MemorialIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I am delighted to be here, answering for Her Majesty’s Government. It has been a positive and interesting…09 Nov 2021HANSARDService Complaints Ombudsman Annual Report 2020The MOD’S formal response to the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s (SCO) annual report for 2020 on the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the service complaints system has…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCabinet OfficeI agree entirely, and we must put on record our thanks to all those involved in the two decades of operational activity in Afghanistan. I thank my hon. Friend for the support she…19 Oct 2021