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Veterans: Northern Ireland

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 October 2024UIN 9416

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to create a welfare services governance board for veterans' issues in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Al Carns

The Government is committed to ensuring that veterans are able to access the appropriate support they require wherever they live in the UK and will be seeking to more effectively coordinate and cohere the support that is available.

This will build on the successful expansion of the Veterans Welfare Service Northern Ireland to all veterans and their families across Northern Ireland, the work of the 11 Veterans’ Champions in Northern Ireland and of the Northern Ireland Veterans Support Committee, and the forthcoming enhancement of the Office for Veterans Affairs’ presence in Northern Ireland.

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