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Office for Veterans' Affairs and Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 93491

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on changing the relationship between the Office for Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

As Minister for Veterans and People I have responsibility for the Office for Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees, both of which report to me. This Government is steadfast in our commitment to ensuring that support to veterans is better cohered and coordinated including through the development of the VALOUR programme.

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