“Whether he plans to implement the outstanding recommendations of the Second Report of the Defence Committee of Session 2021-22, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life, HC 154.”
Asked by
Sarah Dyke
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Veterans and People (Al Carns)
Defence as a whole has accepted 33 recommendations from the “Women in the Armed Forces” report. We have two outstanding elements still in train: the results of an armed forces sexual harassment survey, and a veterans strategy with a specific female veterans section. Both will be released in the autumn. On top of this, we have a tri-service complaints system—which I personally brought in—and the violence against women and girls taskforce, to make sure that any woman can serve with safety and pride.