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Defence Infrastructure Organisation: Service Accommodation for Injured Veterans

Monday 11 September 2023 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Defence Infrastructure Organisation provides adaptations to service family accommodation based on healthcare professionals' recommendations.
  • The Defence Infrastructure Organisation delivers agreed-upon adaptations promptly.
  • The Minister offered to meet Helen Morgan to discuss the case of a constituent in detail.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Helen Morgan Lib Dem North Shropshire
Defence Veterans
Context

The MP is concerned about the effectiveness of DIO in providing necessary adaptations to service family accommodation for injured veterans.

Question

What assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in meeting the needs of injured veterans when adapting service accommodation?

Answer from Andrew Murrison

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 Helen Morgan Lib Dem North Shropshire
Standards & Ethics Veterans
Context

A constituent with extensive injuries has not received promised adaptations to his home, leading to safeguarding proceedings initiated by Op Courage.

Question

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?

Answer from Andrew Murrison

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.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Details of the constituent's case were not shared with the House as requested.

How: Will Be Happy To Meet, Details With The House

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