Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 1772

Armed Forces: Suicide

Tabled: 25 July 2024
Answered: 2 August 2024

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will fund further research relating to suicide amongst (a) serving personnel and (b) veterans.

Answer

Al Carns
As the responsible Minister for leading the work on the mental health of all our serving and former Serving personnel, I take this matter extremely seriously.The Ministry of Defence continues to monitor the long-term impact of operational deployments. A s...

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