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Veterans: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Monday 18 November 2024 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Adam Jogee asked the Minister to pay tribute to the Tri Services and Veterans Support Centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme for its work.
  • The Minister expressed willingness to visit Newcastle-under-Lyme to meet with veterans and learn about their activities.
  • Sarah Dyke asked the Minister to join in congratulating Got Your Six for providing therapeutic support to veterans and serving personnel.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Adam Jogee Lab Newcastle-under-Lyme
Veterans
Context

Veterans in Newcastle-under-Lyme face challenges upon returning home, seeking meaningful support and recognition for their service. The Tri Services and Veterans Support Centre led by Geoff Harriman does vital work but requires continued government support.

Question

Our veterans are on the frontline as they defend our country, and when seeking meaningful support to get on with their lives when they get home. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to the Tri Services and Veterans Support Centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme for all the work it does? Will he come to visit the centre, meet our veterans, and show them the support that they deserve?

Answer from Alistair Carns

I would be delighted to accept my hon. Friend's offer to visit Newcastle-under-Lyme and reopen the tri-service centre. I look forward to meeting veterans in the constituency and learning more about the fantastic work they are doing.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The answer avoided providing specific commitments or timelines for support beyond a willingness to visit the centre.

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Q2 Sarah Dyke Lib Dem Glastonbury and Somerton
Veterans
Context

Got Your Six in Wincanton provides crucial therapeutic support to veterans, with one veteran stating that the organisation had been invaluable during a difficult period. The charity requires continued government backing to expand its work.

Question

I recently met Got Your Six in Wincanton, which provides crucial therapeutic support for veterans and serving personnel. One veteran told me that its support had been invaluable at a point in his life when he could not see a future. Will the Minister join me in congratulating Got Your Six, and will the Government support such groups to expand their crucial work?

Answer from Alistair Carns

I congratulate Got Your Six and all the charitable sector on the amazing voluntary work that goes on across the country. I, too, have seen the amazing work that Got Your Six does and would like to meet its representatives in due course if they come down to Westminster.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The answer did not provide specific commitments or funding for supporting Got Your Six beyond a general statement of appreciation.

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