Armed Forces Covenant: Northern Ireland — Written Question

Question

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist Party — Upper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effective implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland; and whether he plans to take steps to improve access to veteran support services in the

Answer

Al Carns

The Government has committed to extending the Covenant Legal Duty to cover UK Government Departments and the Devolved Governments, including Northern Ireland. We anticipate that the Duty extension will increase awareness of the Covenant, drive further imp...

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