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Home Office: Armed Forces Covenant

Asked by Jake RichardsLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 64813

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across her Departmental responsibilities.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office greatly values the contribution of all service personnel and remains committed to upholding its moral obligations under the Armed Forces Covenant.

The Department already embeds the principles of the Covenant, specifically within the provisions of the Appendix HM Armed Forces route which ensures that service personnel and their families are not disadvantaged in immigration matters due to their service.

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