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Armed Forces Covenant

Asked by Sarah HallLabour (Co-op)Ministry of DefenceTabled Answered 12 November 2024UIN 13040

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for bringing the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law.

Answered by Al Carns

Our election manifesto committed to “strengthen support for our Armed Forces communities by putting the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law” to help improve their lives across a broad range of areas. We are now developing policy options to take this forward.

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