Veterans’ Skills 2024-01-18
2024-01-18
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Q1
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The question arises from concerns about veterans' skills recognition by employers.
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on helping to ensure potential employers recognise veterans' skills and prior learning.
Veterans' employment is at an all-time high, with 87% of those leaving service finding employment within six months. We have recently launched the employers' guide to hiring veterans, showcasing best practice on how employers can benefit from veterans' skills and qualifications.
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Q2
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The question stems from criticism of the government's handling of veterans' employment over the past 13 years.
Is it not the case that, after 13 years of Conservative Government, Ministers have created a postcode lottery for veterans and halved employment support for them? Specifically, will the Minister tell the House how many veterans have been employed as a result of the civil service interview scheme for veterans?
When it comes to veterans' care in this country and how it has changed in the past 13 years, it is hard to take the hon. Gentleman seriously—those services have been transformed. The number of those employed through the civil service scheme is, I believe, over 1,000, but I will write to him with the correct figure.
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Acknowledged improvement in veterans' care but did not directly address the postcode lottery or halving of employment support claims
Hard To Take The Hon. Gentleman Seriously
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