Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64814
Department of Health and Social Care: Armed Forces Covenant
Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Question
Jake Richards
Labour — Rother Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across his Departmental responsibilities.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department is supportive of the extension of the Armed Forces Covenant. A key benefit of the Department having a legal duty to have due regard to the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant is greater awareness and consistency of the unique impacts of...
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