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Veterans: South Norfolk

Asked by Ben GoldsboroughLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 24 February 2025UIN 31377

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of former armed forces personnel living in South Norfolk constituency.

Answered by Al Carns

The House of Commons Library has an online data dashboard for constituencies which includes data on Veterans taken from the most recent censuses in Great Britain. This is available here:

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency-data-uk-armed-forces-veterans-2021-census/

England and Wales Census 2021 data showed that 3,537 people in South Norfolk constituency reported that they had previously served in the UK armed forces. This represents 4.7% of this constituency’s population aged 16 and over. This compares with 3.8% of the population in the East of England region and 3.8% in Great Britain.

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