Defence Infrastructure Organisation Service Accommodation for Injured Veterans 2023-09-11
2023-09-11
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Q1
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The MP is concerned about the effectiveness of DIO in providing necessary adaptations to service family accommodation for injured veterans.
What assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in meeting the needs of injured veterans when adapting service accommodation?
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation provides additional needs and disability adaptations to service family accommodation based on recommendations by healthcare professionals. Once agreed upon, works are delivered promptly.
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Q2
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A constituent with extensive injuries has not received promised adaptations to his home, leading to safeguarding proceedings initiated by Op Courage.
The Minister will remember that in June I asked about a badly injured veteran in my constituency. He has written confirmation from the former Defence Minister in 2021 that he would receive extensive adaptations to his home. Those adaptations have not happened, and the situation is so serious that Op Courage has instigated safeguarding proceedings against the Ministry of Defence to protect my constituent. In June the Minister requested that I write to him. I did so yet again, but I still have not received a reply. Will the Minister meet me finally to sort this out? In doing so, will he reassure the House that a Conservative Minister's word is worth the paper it is signed on?
I have discussed this matter with the hon. Lady, and I would be more than happy to meet her to discuss her constituent's case further. She will forgive me if I do not share the details with the House.
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Details of the constituent's case were not shared with the House as requested.
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