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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Office for Veterans’ Affairs

Thursday 27 May 2021 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government and the Office for Veterans' Affairs are committed to delivering the veterans strategy to establish a gold standard of care and opportunity for veterans in the UK.
  • The Office for Veterans' Affairs aims to address historical issues that have negatively impacted some groups of veterans.
  • The Office for Veterans' Affairs plans to publish an updated veterans action plan later in the year.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Dehenna Davison
Veterans
Context

The question arises from the ongoing efforts to improve the welfare of veterans in the UK, focusing on recent steps taken by the Office for Veterans' Affairs.

Question

What recent steps has the Office for Veterans' Affairs taken to support the interests of veterans?

Answer from Leo Docherty

The Government and the Office for Veterans' Affairs are committed to delivering the veterans strategy. By doing so, we will establish a gold standard of care and opportunity for veterans in the UK. We will address historical issues that have negatively impacted some groups of veterans and we will ensure that all veterans are celebrated for their skills, their courage and their magnificent contribution to our national life.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The response does not provide specific recent steps or initiatives taken by the Office for Veterans' Affairs.

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Q2 Dehenna Davison
Veterans
Context

The question builds on the previous one, expressing gratitude for veterans and asking for a confirmation of the Government's ambition to make the UK the best place in the world for veterans.

Question

It is a real pleasure to hear from my hon. Friend at the Dispatch Box for the first time since he took his post. Will he join me in thanking all our veterans who have committed their lives to protect and defend us, and to whom we will always owe a debt of gratitude? Will he confirm that it will be the Government's unwavering ambition to ensure that the UK becomes the best place in the world to be a veteran, whether that veteran resides in Brighton, Buckie or indeed Bishop Auckland?

Answer from Leo Docherty

I can absolutely confirm that that is our ambition. I look forward to publishing the updated veterans action plan later this year. May I put on record my thanks for my hon. Friend's magnificent work in Bishop Auckland to celebrate the important role of veterans in her community?

Partly answered

Not addressed: The response does not provide specific details or timelines regarding the publication of the updated veterans action plan.

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