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Support for Veterans 2022-11-07

2022-11-07

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Q1 Partial Answer
Wendy Chamberlain Lib Dem
North East Fife
▸ Context
The question addresses the support provided to veterans by the government, focusing on their transition into civilian life and employment opportunities.
What steps his Department is taking to support veterans. The Department through Veterans UK provides information and advice to our veterans on statutory benefits, pensions and jobs, one-to-one welfare support, and administers service pensions. Under the veterans' strategy action plan, the UK aims to be the best place in the world to be a veteran by 2080.
Andrew Murrison
The Department, through Veterans UK, provides information and advice on statutory benefits, pensions, jobs, one-to-one welfare support, and administers service pensions. The UK aims to be the best place in the world for veterans by 2080 under the veterans' strategy action plan.
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The answer does not provide specific steps or commitments beyond general statements about the strategy action plan and existing support services.
Response accuracy
Q2 Partial Answer
Wendy Chamberlain Lib Dem
North East Fife
▸ Context
The question focuses on the role of charities in supporting veterans who are far from the job market and highlights the importance of initiatives like Only A Pavement Away.
What more can the Government do to support charities such as Only A Pavement Away, which specifically focuses on getting veterans into hard-to-fill vacancies? The speaker mentions her background with the career transition partnership and emphasizes the value employers place on veteran service in employment.
Andrew Murrison
The Government is working with charities and others through the Office for Veterans' Affairs to ensure veterans are getting into jobs. Efforts include public sector job opportunities, particularly in health and care sectors and prisons service, among others. The civil service also provides employment opportunities.
▸ Assessment & feedback
The answer does not specify additional actions beyond general statements about current efforts to support veterans' employment.
Response accuracy