What discussions has he had with Cabinet colleagues on veteran homelessness? One veteran rough sleeping is one too many. The Government have committed an additional £12 million to the reducing veteran homelessness programme and are delivering three years of support services across the UK for at-risk or homeless veterans through Op Fortitude.

I associate myself with the comments about the loss of Sir George Howarth. His loss will be felt deeply in this place. Organisations in Liverpool such as Veterans HQ do incredible work supporting homeless veterans and the Government have made tackling this issue a priority through their reducing veteran homelessness programme. The latest evaluation highlights a shortage of housing for veterans moving on from emergency accommodation, with Royal British Veterans Enterprise addressing that shortage through an innovative new scheme providing 100 homes for disadvantaged veterans but it requires public funding. Will the Government look at how they can work with the voluntary sector on projects like this to provide desperately needed social housing for veterans?