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Armed Forces Family Housing

Monday 30 June 2025 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Matt Turmaine asked about the challenges faced by servicemen and women with housing and the quality of housing.
  • The Minister acknowledged the challenges and highlighted the launch of Operation Valour, a 50 million funding initiative for veteran support.
  • Euan Stainbank inquired about the Armed Forces Day event in Falkirk and the reliance on charitable organisations for support.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Matt Turmaine Lab Watford
Housing Veterans
Context

The MP references the challenges faced by servicemen and women with housing in recent years, noting that events like Remembrance Day and VE commemorations provide opportunities to meet those who have served.

Question

I meet servicemen, servicewomen and veterans in my constituency at events such as Remembrance Day and the recent VE commemorations. We all know the challenges that servicemen and women have had with housing and its quality in recent years. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is this Labour Government who are finally making them proud?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)

Indeed, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his strong working links with veterans in Watford. He is right: as he will recognise, my hon. Friend the Minister for Veterans and People recently launched Operation Valour, the first ever UK-wide approach to veteran support, with £50 million of funding to establish a new network of Valour-recognised support centres right across the country.

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Q2 Euan Stainbank Lab Falkirk
Scotland Veterans
Context

The MP mentions a local Armed Forces Day event in Callendar Park, Falkirk, and highlights the work of charities like the Ancre Somme Association and Veterans Housing Scotland.

Question

This Saturday, hundreds will join to mark Falkirk Armed Forces Day in Callendar Park, belatedly. Many of those who are currently serving and veterans in Scotland rely on the activities of charitable organisations such as the Ancre Somme Association, which is hosting the event, and Veterans Housing Scotland, which provides affordable housing for those who have served. Do the Government have any plans to supplement the essential and welcome £1.5 billion additional investment for service housing with additional support for registered charitable organisations that are working tirelessly to safely house veterans?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)

We do indeed, and we are putting in extra funds and greater support to deal with the problem of homeless veterans. I am happy to thank and pay tribute to the Ancre Somme Association for its part in a successful Armed Forces Day parade and celebration in Falkirk.

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