Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“What assessment he has made of the effect on veteran welfare of the temporary closure of the Veterans UK telephone helpline during the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 30 June 2020Answered: 6 July 2020
Asked by
Gerald Jones
Labour — Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
Darren Jones
As my hon. Friend knows, the Government are committed to increasing spending on defence to 2.5% of GDP, with an ambition to go further to 3% in the next Parliament when economic and fiscal conditions allow. As part of that increase in spending, we are making sure that UK companies and UK workers get the benefit, including in places such as Wolverhampton, through apprenticeships, good jobs and good growth.